Flooding has severely affected traffic in a main city centre road.

Surface water has covered the carriageway and footpath of Abingdon Road at the junction with Weirs Lane.

There are long queues in both directions this morning (Friday, January 5).

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Oxfordshire County Council has advised drivers to approach "with extreme caution" and to pay attention to cyclists and "all road users that may need to go through the junction".

Oxford Bus Company said the flooding is "increasingly concerning".

It said buses can get through but the congestion in the area is severe and all its services travelling via Abingdon Road are "suffering severe disruption".

In some spots, pedestrians are reporting the water is "ankle deep".

It comes as the A34 was closed on Thursday night in the southbound carriageway near the Abingdon North junction due to flooding.

Police closed the carriageway from Hinksey Hill at around 8pm with motorists held up in queues of around 40 minutes.

A motorist stuck in the queues said: "This is literally not moving. The road is at a standstill." 

Oxford Mail: The road was closed near the Abingdon North junction at around 8pm on ThursdayThe road was closed near the Abingdon North junction at around 8pm on Thursday (Image: Contributed)

The AA described the delays in the southbound carriageway near the junction as "severe" with an average speed of 10mph from 8.30pm.

Catherine Warrilow told the Oxford Mail: "We were half a mile from the junction and it took 40 minutes.

"People were walking up the hard shoulder because it was at a standstill. It was so dangerous when the traffic started moving."

The AA then reported a crash on the A34 northbound from the Marcham Interchange to Abingdon North at around 9.15pm. 

This added to the chaos on the route with the A34 then closed overnight between Hinksey Hill and the Peartree Roundabout.

National Highways confirmed at 11am this morning that the flooding has now cleared and the A34 fully reopened.

"There are no residual delays in the area. Thank you for your patience," National Highways added.