Following a break for Christmas and New Year, the project will resume earlier than planned between the Henley Street junction and Donnington Bridge Road.

The work, which is now scheduled to finish in the summer, will involve carriageway reconstruction and improvements to drainage, kerbing and footways.

A new zebra crossing will be installed near Percy Street and side-road junctions will be altered to make it easier for pedestrians to cross. The northbound cycle lane will also be extended to Donnington Bridge Road.

Temporary traffic lights

All the remaining work will be carried out under temporary traffic lights, meaning Iffley Road will remain open to vehicles throughout. However, closures of side roads will be necessary at certain times and motorists are advised to allow more time for journeys.

Work will be carried out between 7am and 7pm, Monday to Friday.

Some on-street parking will need to be temporarily suspended for the duration of the worksand bus stops temporarily moved. Details of changes to bus stop locations will be given at individual stops as necessary.

Minimising disruption

Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport Rodney Rose said: “Unfortunately a project of this scale and nature always causes disruption for motorists, local residents and businesses. However, once it’s complete, no major road reconstruction works will be required on this stretch of Iffley Road for many years.”

He added: “The good news is that we were able to finish the first phase earlier than originally planned, which means we can now crack on with the rest of the work. We hope this will mean we’re able to finish as early as possible and keep disruption to a minimum.”