Oxford: A4165 Banbury Road & A4158 Iffley Road - proposed traffic calming measures

We're asking for your views on the proposal to construct traffic calming features on junctions adjacent to the A4165 Banbury Road & the A4158 Iffley Road in Oxford, which are being put forward in order to improve safety for ‘active travel’ users at priority junctions where safety concerns are highest. Further information on the 'Safer Roads' project - which is a part the councils vision zero commitment to work toward a goal of zero serious or fatal road traffic accidents on the county and city roads by 2050 - can be found here.

The proposals will see the introduction of standard ‘side-road-entry-treatments’ (SRET) comprising of Rhino's pattern imprinted asphalt, min 4m long flat raised tables, 1:15 gradient ramps, reduced kerb radius, and tactile paving at the following junctions:

1. A4165 Banbury Road - Bevington Road, Norham Road, Parks Town (north & south junctions), St Margarets Road, Rawlinson Road, and Linton Road.
2. A4158 Iffley Road - Freelands Road, Radcliffe Road, Cornwallis Road (see additional proposals below), Iffley Turn (southern junction), and Courtland Road (north & south junctions).

Solar studs are also proposed to be installed every 6m to assist the demarcation of cycle lanes, and the existing pedestrian refuges located north of the junctions with Freelands Road & Iffley Turn (south) will be widened to 2 metres, and will include the installation of new tactile paving and kerbing.

Finally, to help facilitate the proposed traffic calming at the junction with Cornwallis Road - it is proposed to introduce additional parking restrictions along Cornwallis Road, by extending the existing ‘No Waiting at Any Time’ (double yellow lines) on both sides of Cornwallis Road, eastwards from its junction with Iffley Road by 5 metres on the northern side, approx. 23.5 metres on the southern side.

Have your say.

Please read the detailed information provided on this consultation and take the time to complete the survey as your views and opinions matter. Your response should be completed and returned by 5pm on Friday 29 March 2024.

Whilst we will endeavor to answer simple queries during the course of the consultation, any more complex questions/issues will be appraised and dealt with as part of consultation process.

What happens next?

The County Council will review the responses and if necessary (i.e. if objections are received) prepare a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Highway Management at a meeting scheduled for later in 2024. This will be public meeting at which members of the public may apply to speak. The agenda and reports for meetings will be made available on the Oxfordshire County Council web site about a week before the meeting (please note that occasionally it is necessary to defer reports to a later meeting, and it is therefore advisable to check the agenda ahead of attending a meeting). The Forward Plan of decisions meetings can be viewed here.