THREE new sets of roadworks are to begin in the city from this weekend.

The A34 and Walton Street in Jericho will be partly closed and there will be lane closures in Worcester Street.

Walton Street will be shut on Sunday between 9am and 8pm, for a crane lift at Worcester College. Stagecoach route 17A/C will be diverted in both directions. Buses towards Oxford will not be able to serve any stops in Jericho and will be diverted via Woodstock Road.

Buses towards the John Radcliffe Hospital will be diverted via Little Clarendon Street and will not be able to serve the Ruskin College stop in Walton Street.

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Safety work on the A34 will lead to it being closed northbound between Hinksey Hill and the Peartree Interchange from 10pm until 6am on Monday and Tuesday. The same section of the road southbound will be closed from 10pm to 6am on Wednesday and Thursday.

Work on the junction of Worcester Street and Hythe Bridge Street will lead to lane closures and controlled lights from Monday.

The redesign, connected to the revamp of Frideswide Square, will turn the junction of Worcester Street, Hythe Bridge Street and George Street into a four-way junction with traffic lights and pedestrian crossings.

Current roadworks led to heavy congestion and long delays for commuters coming into Oxford on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Oxford Bus Company said its buses faced delays of up to an hour on local services yesterday and Stagecoach Oxford said its services were delayed by up to 35 minutes.

Oxford Bus Company spokesman Phil Ashworth said: “The congestion and delays were due to the usual suspects.”

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