Cowley Road will be closed tonight amid ongoing work to improve safety for cyclists on The Plain roundabout.

Roadworks at The Plain roundabout, Cowley Road, Iffley Road, Cowley Place and St Clement’s Street began yesterday (November 21) and are expected to finish by Friday (November 25).

Work is being carried out through the night (8pm to 5am) to minimise disruption.

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The work involves temporary traffic lights on The Plain with the Cowley Road arm closed to vehicles.

Vehicles greater than 7.5 tonnes and buses will be diverted down Iffley Road and Between Towns Road.

Vehicles under 7.5 tonnes travelling towards Cowley will be diverted along Iffley Road then Temple Street.

Vehicles travelling towards the city centre will be diverted to Stockmore Street then Iffley Road.

For the duration of the closure, each night, both Temple Street and Stockmore Street will operate one way systems and the low traffic neighbourhood bollards will be removed.

The work comes after the death of Dr Felce, who was struck by Robert Whiting’s tipper lorry on March 1 at the junction with The Plain and St Clements - she died at the scene.

40-year-old Whiting was sentenced to eight years in prison on September 8 after Oxford Crown Court found the unlicensed HGV driver was high on cocaine behind the wheel.

It was one of several deaths which prompted Oxford County Council to adopt the Vision Zero strategy – an ambition to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries by 2050.

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

Get in touch with him by emailing: Matthew.norman@newsquest.co.uk

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