All change for Bicester town centre

3:00pm Friday 22nd March 2013 in News By Sam McGregor, covering Bicester. Call me on 01869 250197

MAJOR changes to Bicester’s town centre road network will come into force on Easter Sunday.

Oxfordshire County Council devised the £1.3m scheme, funded by developers, to tackle congestion and improve cycle and pedestrian links.

From 6am on Sunday, March 31, a series of changes will come into effect.

They include access to North Street and Roman Way from the Banbury and Buckingham Road roundabout being closed off. Traffic in St John’s Street and North Street will become two-way instead of the current one-way.

Traffic lights at the junction of Field Street and St John’s Street have been replaced with a new mini-roundabout and a new zebra crossing has been put in place.

There will also be a new roundabout at the junction of Manorsfield Road and St John’s Street. And although vehicles will be able to turn right out of Bucknell Road towards the town centre, there will be no right turn into Bucknell Road from Field Street.

Over the next few days leaflets will be delivered to households across Bicester to make residents aware of the changes.

It comes ahead of the arrival of a major new Sainsbury’s in the town centre.

The changes proved controversial, with businesses in North Street fearing it would affect trade. But residents backed it with a petition in support.

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Lynn Wright, owner of Bicester Beds in Market Square, said: “Any road improvements are going to be a benefit to Bicester. “But what they are doing are very big improvements so I just hope they have got it right.”

Rodney Rose, the council’s deputy leader, said: “The changes due to come into being are a key part of the overall scheme and should make a positive impact on journeys made into Bicester. Work on the Banbury and Buckingham Road roundabout be done throughout April and May.

Comments (2)

11:11pm Fri 22 Mar 13

Myron Blatz says...

Another good reason to leave Bicester, then! At least Milton Keynes was designed from the outset as a new-build massive housing and commercial complex, whereas Bicester has simply become a 'killing ground' for seemingly ever-greedier property developers, multi-national retailers and local planning authorities which seem more interested in limiting their liability and responsibility to those who live in and around Bicester - especially if someone else is paying! Surely the £1.3m funding of the new road scheme could also be interpreted as a 'financial consideration' by developers to do what they want?
Another good reason to leave Bicester, then! At least Milton Keynes was designed from the outset as a new-build massive housing and commercial complex, whereas Bicester has simply become a 'killing ground' for seemingly ever-greedier property developers, multi-national retailers and local planning authorities which seem more interested in limiting their liability and responsibility to those who live in and around Bicester - especially if someone else is paying! Surely the £1.3m funding of the new road scheme could also be interpreted as a 'financial consideration' by developers to do what they want? Myron Blatz

8:51am Sat 23 Mar 13

bicesterrealnews says...

Myron Blatz wrote:
Another good reason to leave Bicester, then! At least Milton Keynes was designed from the outset as a new-build massive housing and commercial complex, whereas Bicester has simply become a 'killing ground' for seemingly ever-greedier property developers, multi-national retailers and local planning authorities which seem more interested in limiting their liability and responsibility to those who live in and around Bicester - especially if someone else is paying! Surely the £1.3m funding of the new road scheme could also be interpreted as a 'financial consideration' by developers to do what they want?
Move.
[quote][p][bold]Myron Blatz[/bold] wrote: Another good reason to leave Bicester, then! At least Milton Keynes was designed from the outset as a new-build massive housing and commercial complex, whereas Bicester has simply become a 'killing ground' for seemingly ever-greedier property developers, multi-national retailers and local planning authorities which seem more interested in limiting their liability and responsibility to those who live in and around Bicester - especially if someone else is paying! Surely the £1.3m funding of the new road scheme could also be interpreted as a 'financial consideration' by developers to do what they want?[/p][/quote]Move. bicesterrealnews

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