Planning permission approved for £332m roadbuilding scheme13/12/2024 Housing secretary Angela Rayner has granted planning permission for a £332m infrastructure project in Oxfordshire following a planning inspector’s recommendation. |
Oxfordshire signs first scheme under new 'brownfield fund'28/03/2024 Oxfordshire County Council is the first local authority to secure project funding through Homes England's Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land (BIL) Fund. |
Freeze adds to counties' flooding woes09/01/2024 Highway authorities in England are still battling to recover from the impact of Storm Henk, with the further risk of surface water freezing as winter temperatures return. |
Homes England to pay £17m BIL for A34 scheme23/10/2023 Oxfordshire scheme is one of the first to be awarded grant funding through the Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land (BIL) Fund. |
Oxfordshire working on 'carbon-neutral highway project'06/09/2023 Oxfordshire County Council and contractor Milestone Infrastructure have announced their ambition to deliver 'a carbon-neutral highway' project. |
Graphene-enhanced asphalt 165% more durable, Oxfordshire finds07/08/2023 Oxfordshire County Council has announced a further trial of Gipave – a Graphene Plus-enhanced asphalt - after an earlier 2019 test found the material could increase a road's lifespan by 165% compared to conventional resurfacing methods. |
Council launches seven-method pothole repair trial27/06/2023 Oxfordshire County Council has used a single stretch of road as a test site to compare seven different methods of repairing minor defects, in what is believed to be the first trial of its kind in the UK. |
Oxfordshire anticipates £2m surplus on lane rental plans21/06/2023 Oxfordshire County Council will ask ministers to allow it to introduce a lane rental scheme (LRS), anticipated to generate a surplus of more than £2m during the next financial year. |
Volker wins £5m Oxon LED replacement deal31/01/2023 VolkerHighways has started work on awarded a Traffic Route LED and Column Replacement contract with Oxfordshire County Council worth £5m. |
Oxfordshire proposes traffic filters for Oxford31/08/2022 Oxfordshire County Council is to launch a consultation on proposals to introduce six trial traffic filters in Oxford. |
City-wide zero emission zone planned for Oxford21/02/2022 Plans have been unveiled to extend the Zero Emission Zone in Oxford from the current pilot area to cover the entire city centre. |
Oxfordshire plans wave of 20mph zones02/09/2021 Oxfordshire CC has suggested 85% of the county's 30mph roads could be reduced to 20mph, as part of a programme kicking off in the village of Cuxham this month. |
A40 set for £102m upgrade08/11/2019 The A40 is in line for a £102m upgrade after a successful bid to the Housing Infrastructure Fund by Oxfordshire County Council in partnership with West Oxfordshire District Council. |
Oxford to maintain its own roads in £2.6m deal with county06/09/2018 The two councils covering Oxford have struck a deal that will see the city council provide routine highway maintenance services on its streets on behalf of the county. |
Stop and go boards fitted with CCTV cameras29/02/2016 Stop and go boards have been fitted with CCTV cameras in an effort to protect operatives working on roads in Oxfordshire. |
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