We are grateful to County Cllr Roz Smith for sending us the following information from County Traffic Planners:
OCC’s successful bid for money from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) includes £500,000 towards an outbound bus lane on London Road (total cost £1 million). The length of road in question is from the end of Headington shops to the Gladstone Road bus stop from where there is already a short length of outbound bus lane up to Green Road Roundabout.
The programme for the bus lane is as follows:
- Oct 11 – Jan 12 Outline design
- Feb 12 – April 12 Consultation
- May 12 – Sept 12 Detailed design
- Oct 12 Scheme approval
- Jan 13 – April 13 Scheme preparation
- May 13 – Sept 13 Construction
This is an indicative schedule only at this stage.