Oxfordshire County Council

Planning permission approved for £332m roadbuilding scheme

13/12/2024

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 woes

09/01/2024

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 scheme

23/10/2023

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 finds

07/08/2023

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 trial

27/06/2023

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 plans

21/06/2023

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 deal

31/01/2023

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 Oxford

31/08/2022

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 Oxford

21/02/2022

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 zones

02/09/2021

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 upgrade

08/11/2019

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 county

06/09/2018

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 cameras

29/02/2016

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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