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Oxfordshire - Multiple Temporary Closures Due To Various Works
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OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
(EYNSHAM, A40 BARNARD GATE) (PROHIBITION OF RIGHT TURNS) (EXPERIMENTAL) ORDER 2026
NOTICE is hereby given that on 18 May 2026 Oxfordshire County Council made the above experimental Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the Order, which comes into force on 1 June 2026 is to prohibit vehicles for safety reasons from turning right (westwards) onto the A40 when exiting the two Barnard Gate junctions on the northside of the Oxford-Witney Road.
Exemptions are included for the Police, Fire & Ambulance services and agricultural vehicles.
The Order contains provisions allowing the County Council’s Directors for Communities and Environment to modify or suspend the Order, or any provisions of the Order in accordance with section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act.
The Council will be considering in due course whether the provisions of the experimental Order should be continued in force indefinitely. Any person may object to the making of an Order for the purposes of such indefinite continuation within a period of 6 months:
(a) beginning with the day on which the experimental Order came into force, or
(b) if this Order is varied or modified by a Director for the County Council pursuant to section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the day on which the variation or modification comes into force.
If you wish to question the validity of the experimental order or any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or on grounds that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to this Order, you may within 6 weeks from 18 May 2026 apply to the High Court for this purpose.
Any such objection must be in writing and state the grounds on which it is made and all objections and other representations must be sent to the address given below within the relevant time period given above. The Council will consider objections and representations received in response to this Notice. They may be disseminated widely for these purposes and made available to the public.
Documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order are available for public inspection online at https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk Copies may also be made available on request. (Ref: CM/12.6.206/E008)
Traffic Regulation Order & Schemes for the Director of Environment & Highways, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND.
(Email: christian.mauz@oxfordshire.gov.uk).
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
Notice of Temporary Traffic Order
Woodstock, Various roads
Temporary Prohibition of Waiting
Date of Order: 18 May 2026
Coming into force: 23 May 2026
This Order is being introduced because of SSEN low voltage electrical works which are anticipated to be completed on 31 May 2026. The effect of the Order is to temporarily prohibit waiting on sections of Shipton Road, Hensington Close and Flemings Road. Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the prohibition is in force. Exemptions are included for emergency services and for the works. This Order will remain in force for a maximum period of 18 months or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. (Ref: T17508/RAG)
Notice of Temporary Traffic Order
Carterton, Milestone Road
Prohibition of Through Traffic
Date of Order: 18/05/2026
Coming into force: 26/5/2026
This Order is being introduced because of drainage improvements and tactile paving works which are anticipated to take 8 days to complete (weekdays only). The effect of the Order is to temporarily prohibit any vehicle proceeding in the length of Milestone Road between Nos. 75 and 80 northeast of Corbett Road. Appropriate traffic signs will be displayed to indicate when the measures are in force. Exemptions are included for emergency services and for the works and for access to premises which are only accessible from the closed section of road. The alternative route for traffic is via Corbett Road, Alvescot Road, Black Bourton Road, and vice versa. This Order will remain in force for a maximum period of 18 months or until the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. (Ref: T17791/JP)
Traffic Regulations Team for the Head of Network Management: Environment and Place, County Hall, Oxford OX1 1ND. 0345 310 1111.
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