Safer Roads Oxford: Banbury Road and Iffley Road
Work begins to make two busy roads in Oxford safer.
About the scheme
Safer Roads is a project that aims to improve road safety on some of our busiest roads.
Banbury Road in north Oxford and Iffley Road in east Oxford are key routes or ‘corridors’ in the city, used daily by a wide range of transport users.
Working in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Safer Roads Foundation, we have identified a selection of safety interventions to reduce accidents along both routes.
A series of side road junctions will be modified to provide continuous footways to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Indicative timeline of works
Residents and businesses affected by the works are being informed by letters a week in advance of the work starting.
Banbury Road
- Bevington Road – 26 August to 12 September 2025
- St Margaret's Road – 26 August to 12 September 2025
- Linton Road – 26 August to 11 September 2025
- Belbroughton Road – 11 September to 29 September 2025
- Norham Road – 12 September to 1 October 2025
- Rawlinson Road – 12 September to 2 October 2025
Iffley Road
- Radcliffe Road – 2 October to 23 October 2025
- Iffley Turn – 1 October to 22 October 2025
- Courtland Road (North) – 29 September to 23 October 2025
- Westbury Crescent – 23 October to 12 November 2025
- Cornwallis Road – 22 October to 14 November 2025
- Courtland Road (South) – 23 October to 19 November 2025
Project development
The second statutory consultation on the proposals to construct new side road entry treatments at various junctions along the Banbury Road and Iffley Road, Oxford, ran from 27 February to 28 March 2025.. The consultation responses were collated and considered at the Cabinet Member Decision Meeting on Tuesday 24 June, where the Safer Roads Fund Project was approved for progression to construction.
Why are we investing here?
‘Safer Roads’ is a part of our vision zero commitment to work toward a goal of zero serious or fatal road traffic accidents on the county and city roads by 2050.
Most of the accidents we have been looking into on Banbury Road and on Iffley Road were on or near junctions with side roads, so it is imperative that we make these junctions safer to prevent future accidents
There are three key objectives for this project:
- Provide better pedestrian and cycling facilities.
- Reduce the risk and number of collisions and accidents.
- Reduce the number of fatal/serious injuries/casualties involving pedestrians and cyclists.
The project supports our Local Transport and Connectivity Plan (LTCP).
By providing better pedestrian and cycling facilities, the project is considered to address three of our nine strategic priorities directly:
- Put actions to address the climate emergency at the heart of our work.
- Invest in an inclusive, integrated, and sustainable transport network.
- Prioritise the health and well-being of residents.
How is it being funded?
We made a bid for funding to make key safety improvements on Banbury Road and Iffley Road in 2023 and were awarded £1.675m from the Department for Transport’s Safer Roads Fund to deliver the safety works
The funding is provided with the condition that it is used only for new safety improvements on these specific roads. that will protect people travelling on these roads, especially vulnerable road users. It can not be used to fund other roadworks, such as pothole repairs.
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Public consultation | Feb/March 2025 |
| Detailed Design | March – June 2025 |
| Construction start | Banbury Road - late August 2025 Iffley Road - mid October 2025 |
| Construction finish | Banbury Road - mid October 2025 Iffley Road - early December 2025 |
| Defects period | 12 months post completion |
Contact us:
If you would like to know about the project, or have any queries during the construction period, you can contact us by emailing the project team:
Or by writing to:
Safer Roads Fund Project
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND