Oxfordshire,
13
July
2017
|
14:19
Europe/London

Sat nav notices a sign of the times

Drivers on Oxfordshire County Council roads may soon notice a new sign when they encounter roadworks.

The county council will soon be using a new advisory sign telling drivers to follow diversion signs rather than their satellite navigation systems.

Sat navs, while great when all roads are open, don’t always cope well when encountering a temporary road closure. When planned maintenance works require a diversion, suitable alternative route signs are installed to give motorists clear directions to minimise inconvenience.

The sign will be used on the forthcoming Combined Safety Schemes maintenance programme which will see work being done over nine locations covering both rural and urban environments. See below for more information on where and when work will take place.

 

Parish

Location

Work area

Proposed date

Working Hours

Road Closure

Littlemore

A4074 Just east of Heyford Hill roundabout

Southbound carriageway outside Sainsbury’s

28 July 2017

One night

Nights

20.00-06.00

Yes

Littlemore

A423 Heyford Hill roundabout

A423 slip lane and road up to Littlemore roundabout.

27-28 July 2017

Two nights

Nights

20.00-06.00

Yes

Little Milton

A329 Church Hill, Little Milton

A329 junction of Gold Street

8 Aug 2017

One night

Nights

20.00-06.00

yes

Shipton under Wychwood

A361 Shipton U.W - Upper End - Fidlers Hill junction

A361 approaches to Upper end junction

2-4 Aug 2017

Three nights

Nights

20.00-06.00

Yes

Benson

B4009 - Benson Sands

B4009 junction of Cottesmore Lane and Hollandtide Lane

24 July 2017

One day

Day

yes

Brightwell cum Sotwell/Warborough

Shillingford Hill, Shillingford

North of caravan site to bridge

25-27 July 2017

 

Normal working hours

yes

Banbury

A422 Middleton Cheney app to M40 Jct 11 roundabout

Approach to M40 junction

31 July -2 Aug 2017

Four nights

Nights

20.00-06.00

No

Bloxham

Bloxham - A361 South Newington Road crossing

Garage to Barford Road

7 Aug 2017

one night

Nights

20.00-06.00

yes

Buckland

A420 Buckland crossroads

Junction of A420 and Buckland/ Gainfield turns

9-11 Aug 2017

Three nights

Nights

20.00-06.00

yes