Drivers can expect yet more delays on Oxfordshire roads as the county council launches its latest series of roadworks.

Five stretches of the A44 are set to be resurfaced in July, meaning lane closures, 10mph speed limits and temporary traffic lights.

The work is expected to cost more than £300,000 and affects Begbroke, Bladon, Yarnton and Woodstock.

Most of the projects are scheduled to take place in the evening, but some work during the day could cause disruption.

One lane of the A44 between the Cassington Road and Rutten Lane roundabouts in Yarnton will be closed from 9.30am to 3.30pm on July 4 to 7. A convoy system will be put in place and a 10mph speed limit imposed.

The Cassington Road roundabout will be closed from 6.30pm to 11pm on July 3 to 5.

The southbound lane of the A44 from Cadogan Park to Churchill Gate will be closed between 9.30am and 3.30pm on July 26 to 28, with traffic lights in place at either end.

Between July 17 to 23, the dual carriageway between Bladon roundabout and Langford Lane will be shut between 6.30pm and 11pm. The roundabout will remain open but will be controlled by four-way traffic lights. The Begbroke roundabout will be shut from 6.30pm to 11pm on July 10 to 14, with diversions in place.

Gordon Kelman, of Oxfordshire County Council's highways department, said there was no 'right time' to carry out work on the A44.

But he added: "Roads have to be maintained and I think we have found the best solution to do it.

"There are always going to be people complaining about it but when it's all done, it will be great and won't be touched again for another 20 years."

The news will come as another blow to exasperated motorists, who have faced massive delays already this year due to roadworks around the A40 and A34, most recently at Oxford's Green Road roundabout.

Lanes have been coned off as engineers work to create a road through the centre.

However, Mr Kelman said the work on the A44 was not likely to add to the problems on the A40.

He said: "Because we're doing most of it at night, the rush-hour is over, so I think we're going to be okay."