{"id":64871,"date":"2026-03-30T09:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/?p=64871"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:55:42","slug":"expected-traffic-disruption-march-aug-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/expected-traffic-disruption-march-aug-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Expected Traffic Disruption &#8211; March &#8211; Aug 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Parish Council would like to alert residents to some significant roadworks that are due to commence on 28 March 2026, affecting the A361 and Ells Lane.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Power On, RCE and GTC, working on behalf of the National Grid, are laying power cables from the primary substation on Ells Lane through to Bodicote, in support of a housing development on Bankside.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64872\" src=\"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03Roadworks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03Roadworks.jpg 853w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03Roadworks-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03Roadworks-768x260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03Roadworks-162x55.jpg 162w, https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03Roadworks-431x146.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This will involve traffic controls on the A361 from Ells Lane to Wykham Lane and phased road closures of Ells Lane and Wykham Lane for different periods until August 2026.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">As the A361 is the main arterial route through the village, it is expected there will be traffic disruption during the works.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The anticipated project timeline is as follows<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<table width=\"962\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"325\">Location<\/td>\n<td width=\"124\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"179\">Nature<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Work Commences<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Work Ends<\/td>\n<td width=\"96\">Days Affected<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elts Lane junc Banbury Road (Wyatts to A361)<\/td>\n<td>Bloxham<\/td>\n<td>Multiway lights<\/td>\n<td>28\/03\/2026<\/td>\n<td>12\/04\/2026<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Molyneux Drive<\/td>\n<td>Bodicote<\/td>\n<td>Multiway lights<\/td>\n<td>30\/03\/2026<\/td>\n<td>26\/04\/2026<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bloxram Road (A361 to Wykham Lane)<\/td>\n<td>Bloxham<\/td>\n<td>2-way &amp; multiway lights<\/td>\n<td>10\/04\/2026<\/td>\n<td>26\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Broad Gop<\/td>\n<td>Bodicote<\/td>\n<td>2-way &amp; multiway lights<\/td>\n<td>13\/04\/2026<\/td>\n<td>10\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weeping Cross<\/td>\n<td>Bodicote<\/td>\n<td>Multiway lights<\/td>\n<td>13\/04\/2026<\/td>\n<td>03\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oxford Road<\/td>\n<td>Bodicote<\/td>\n<td>Multiway lights<\/td>\n<td>27\/04\/2026<\/td>\n<td>28\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>High Street<\/td>\n<td>Bodicote<\/td>\n<td>Multiway lights<\/td>\n<td>01\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>17\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ells Lane (Wyatts to Primary Station)<\/td>\n<td>Bloxham<\/td>\n<td>Closure<\/td>\n<td>18\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>28\/06\/2026<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wykkham Lane<\/td>\n<td>Bloxham<\/td>\n<td>Closure<\/td>\n<td>20\/05\/2026<\/td>\n<td>09\/08\/2026<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Parish Council is actively engaging with the contractors and Oxfordshire County Council to minimise disruption.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Updates on the progress of the project will be published he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloxhamparishcouncil.gov.uk\/\">Parish Council website<\/a> <\/span>as they are received.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parish Council would like to alert residents to some significant roadworks that are due to commence on 28 March 2026, affecting the A361 and 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