Wantage: A417 Reading Road - proposed 40mph speed limit

We're asking for your views on the proposals to extend the existing 40mph speed limit on the A417 Reading Road at Crab Hill in Wantage. The proposals are being put forward in support of the introduction of a new roundabout junction on the A417 Reading Road for the new Wantage Eastern Link Road, and the existing 40mph speed limit on the A417 will be extended to a point 270 metres east of the new roundabout, reducing the existing 50mph speed limit in the process. The reduced speed limit aims to lower speed and improve safety, ensuring traffic is navigating the junction at a more appropriate speed.

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 02 June 2023.

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 2023. 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.