The proposed 'hamburger' roundabout at Kennington, and slip lane at Hinksey Hill, will reduce congestion and delays as councillors John Sanders and John Tanner acknowledge in their letter (Wednesday’s ViewPoints).

This will significantly improve journey times and conditions for all traffic, including buses operating between Abingdon and Oxford and services coming into the city from Reading, Wallingford and other locations, as well as making access to the Redbridge park-and-ride car park easier.

In delivering this important scheme, the council is building on the success of similar projects at the Headington and Heyford Hill roundabouts, which together will help address the problem of congestion on the southern ring road and its approaches to Oxford.

This will benefit buses and encourage bus use as well as reducing delays to other traffic, recognising that for many ring road trips there is often no realistic alternative to car use.

This scheme will deliver significant benefit and offer very good value for money.

These schemes are just one part of the council’s transport strategy for Oxford and we are continually working to improve access to Oxford for all users.

We want to increase opportunities and choices for accessing Oxford by all modes, including providing bus priority where this is the right solution.

Schemes we are working on include extending Thornhill park-and-ride, remodelling Frideswide Square and providing new cycle facilities in the Old Road area of Headington.

We work closely with the bus companies to improve journey times and reliability in Oxford, for example by supporting the Smartzone shared ticketing project.

All this will help ensure that we keep the city moving in the long term and that Oxford remains accessible to all.

Rodney Rose Deputy Leader Oxfordshire County Council County Hall New Road Oxford