A councillor is calling on Oxfordshire County Council to produce a plan informing residents of all future roadworks in a "gridlocked" town. 

Bicester town councillor for Bicester east, Sam Holland, is calling on the council to produce a comprehensive plan for all future roadworks in Bicester following a series of roadworks happening simultaneously.

He said these roadworks have brought the entire town to a "standstill" in recent days.

Mr Holland said he has urged Oxfordshire County Council to provide residents of the town a "properly considered" planned timescale of all future works set to impact the town. 

“People are unable to move around Bicester given the amount of roadworks happening simultaneously across the town," he said.

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"The disastrous Banbury Road roundabout alterations have already had enough of an impact on commuters in Bicester."

The Banbury Road Roundabout project is set to convert the Banbury Road roundabout into a signalised junction.

The new junction plan is designed to safely increase vehicle capacity, using traffic signals, while also providing better pavements and cycle paths and safer crossings.

The project, which has been met with controversy from residents and officials in the past, is currently in the third phase out of five. 

Phase three is expected to finish at the end of October, after which Banbury Road will reopen to all road users.

Mr Holland continued: "We’ve also had roadworks on Field Street last week, now the removal of a lane and three-way lights at the Middleton Stoney junction.

“I understand the need for emergency repairs, but many of these works are happening simultaneously due to delays in maintenance and overruns in the schedule.

"Traffic in Bicester should be able free flowing, not sat idle for most of the day”. 

A spokesperson for Oxfordshire County Council said these road works are often "essential" and that informing residents is a "priority".

“We appreciate that road works can be disruptive, but they are often essential to repair or improve the highway, utilities pipes and cables, and transport infrastructure," the spokesperson said. 

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“Some of this work is carried out by the county council as the highways authority, while others are delivered by district councils, utility companies (gas, water), some by organisations such as Network Rail and some by contractors.

"For example, the work at Middleton Stoney Road is being carried out by Thames Water.

“We work with our partners to coordinate these works as best as possible across the network, but emergency unplanned works can also arise.

“Traffic management and diversion plans are required for all projects and when planning our own projects, we always make informing people a priority.”