Further work to be carried out on Worcester Street junction
Oxfordshire County Council will shortly carry out additional work on the junction of Worcester Street and Hythe Bridge Street following feedback from cyclists.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Oxfordshire County Council will shortly carry out additional work on the junction of Worcester Street and Hythe Bridge Street following feedback from cyclists.
In December 2014 the county carried out remodelling to introduce a four-way traffic light controlled junction as part of the preparations for the main Frideswide Square project.
A number of comments have been raised by cyclists and the council has carried out an independent road safety audit as part of the normal process following any work of this sort.
County Councillor David Nimmo Smith, Cabinet member for transport, said: “We have looked closely at how the junction is working for cyclists and decided to make some minor changes which should make a big difference.
“Over the next couple of weeks we will introduce extra signs to advise cyclists that they are permitted to make any movement at the junction when approaching from Hythe Bridge Street.
“Under the previous layout cyclists were also allowed to make all movements as long as they gave way to oncoming traffic at the pedestrian controlled crossing. Under the new junction operation, this has not changed, but we will be introducing a ‘storage area’ in the middle of the junction to provide an area for them to wait for traffic to clear before they proceed.”
The county will continue to monitor the junction to establish the operation of the junction. During the course of the main Frideswide Square work the signal timings will be altered to cater for alterations in traffic flows through this part of the city. The work will begin, along with action to rectify some issues with water ponding at the junction, next week. Minimal traffic management will be in place from Monday 26 January.
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