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 |