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  • 4:11pm: M40 closed – Thame

    THAMES Valley Police is advising drivers that the M40 northbound is currently closedpolice-road-closed in Oxfordshire.

    The motorway is closed between junctions 8 and 9 following a report just after 3pm of a road traffic collision involving one vehicle.

    Officers are currently on the scene dealing with the incident.

    Motorists are advised to avoid the area. For updates please follow us on Twitter @tvprp

    LATEST: On the M40 northbound between junctions J7 and J8A, there are currently delays of 20 mins caused by congestion due to an accident closing one lane between junctions J8A and J9. Normal traffic conditions expected from 9:30 pm.

  • Emergency road closure tomorrow – Kingston Hill

    LOCATION: Northern end of Kinston Hill and junction with the B4009High Street, Kingston Blount – Aston Rowant Parish.

    REASON: to facilitate urgent repairs to a telegraph pole and reconnection of telecommunication services

    DURATION: Starting 10am Thursday 5th February 2015 – for two hours

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    (Traffic Regulation Notices cover a maximum of 5 consecutive days.)

    ACCESS: limited access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for frontages within the closed section of road, subject to the progress of the works

    SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE ROUTE:
    Via Kinston Hill, A40 Aston Hill, B4009 Chinnor Road and vice versa

  • Chinnor Road to be closed for five days

    TEMPORARY Road Closure – B4009 Chinnor Road, Aston Rowant Parish, from 75 meters east of junction with Aston Rowant Road.

    REASON: to facilitate installation of new culvert under the B4009

    DURATION: Starting on Monday, February 16, 2015. (Traffic Regulation Notices cover a maximum of 5 consecutive days.)

    ACCESS: limited access will be maintained for emergency services and for frontages within the closed section of the road, subject to the progress of the works.

    Road SignThe anticipated completion date is Friday, February 20, 2015.

    SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: Via South West on B4009, North West on A40 London Road, Postcombe, North East on B4012 Thame Park Road towards Thame, East on B4012, Wenman Road, South East on B4445 Thame Road, towards Chinnor, B4009 Station Road, Oakley Road, Crowell Rod, Chinnor Road, Kingston Blount, Aston Rowant and vice versa.

  • Should Nelson Street be made one-way?

    FOLLOWING comments from some local residents, Thame Town Council has asked the County Council (OCC) to propose making part of Nelson Street, Thame, one-way.

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     The  town council has reported on its website: “We have received  several comments from concerned residents about vehicles mounting the pavement in order to avoid oncoming traffic, sometimes narrowly missing pedestrians. The proposed traffic regulation aims to combat this and improve traffic flow around this area of the town.”

    The town council has asked that objections to the proposal, specifying the grounds on which they are made, should be sent in writing to Traffic Regulation Team, Director for Environment and Economy, Speedwell House, Oxford, OX1 1NE no later than Friday, February 13. 

    seans_choice_crendon_bedsFurther details of the proposal can be viewed on request at the Town Hall Information Centre.

    Increased traffic problems in Nelson Street has been one of the concerns of The Elms Petition Group whose supporters are against a proposed housing development on land at The Elms, in Upper High Street, Thame, and others.

     

     

  • Travel disruption, Thame – road works

    OXFORDSHIRE County Council have published Travel disruption detail – Description; Installation of 15m poly duct in carriageway, 50m poly duct in footway, at BANDET WAY, THAME: Location – FROM CHINNOR RD JCN TO FACTORY B ON BANDET WAY, THAME View on map 

    Road works planned for Thame Park Road
    Road works planned for Thame Park Road

     

     

     

    Type:  Mayrise
    Delay:  Severe
    Planned start:  21/01/2015 00:00
    Planned end:  29/01/2015 23:59
    Diversion Route –
    Diversion in force:  No
    Contractor: BC005WP00100500159106709, 0030, BT, 005, BT

    You can use the filters HERE to find out about more projected, future traffic disruptions.

  • A329 Road closure for repairs

    THE A329 road is currently closed for repairs between  the M40 Junction seven,  and Thame Road, Great Milton. The road is expected to re-open on Wednesday, September 17, with a 3-day,  30 mph speed limit. (Source: BBC Oxford Travel)Road Sign

  • New shelter for commuters & lighting for bats

    AS those cold, misty autumn mornings creep a little closer, commuters travelling from Haddenham & Thame Parkway station on the London bound platform, can now wait in comfort for their train, as the new waiting shelter is now finally complete.

    The new shelter - Image courtesy of Haddenham.net
    The new shelter – Image courtesy of Haddenham.net

    The new shelter is larger than its predecessor with an access point at each end, and promises to be a lot more comfortable than the old, draughty shelter.
    Extended platforms are also on the way along with longer trains, and by the summer of 2016, Chiltern Railways will be launching a new route from London Marylebone to Oxford, via Bicester.

    New infrastructure and alterations along the new route include constructing a short connecting line just south of Bicester, where Chiltern Railways’ London-Birmingham line crosses over the proposed East-West line between Oxford and Milton Keynes, and special provisions made for Great crested newts, and for a lighting system that warns four types of bats in Wolvercote tunnel that trains are approaching.

    You can read more about Chiltern Railways’ Evergreen 3 project here: http://www.chiltern-evergreen3.co.uk/

  • Road closures warning for Thame Fair

    THAME Fair will be arriving in town and setting up in the High Street and Upper High Street, on Wednesday,  September 17, and staying until early Sunday, September 21.

    Dusk falls as Thame fair is being set up in the Upper High Street
    Dusk falls as Thame fair is being set up in the Upper High Street

    Road closure and bus diversions will be in force during this period (details to follow). Residents and businesses that will be affected by the closure are advised to obtain a parking permit from the Information Centre at Thame Town Hall. 

  • Road Closures & treatment works

    ROAD TREATMENT WORKS continue tonight (27/08) at A418 Oxford Rd, Aylesbury under a road closure 7pm-6am for five more nights.

    road_works (239x211)Also, Wednesday 27th August – Thursday 28th August: Thame Road, Oakley- These are daytime surface dressing works being carried out utilising a combination of stop and go and convoy working.

  • Queuing traffic on M40

    OXFORDSHIRE southbound following an earlier overturned vehicle between Junction 6, B4009 (Watlington) and Junction 5, A40 (Stokenchurch). All lanes have been re-opened. In the roadworks area. Congestion to J8, M40 for Oxford.

    Currently delays of 40 mins caused by congestion due to an earlier overturned vehicle. Normal traffic conditions expected from 4:30 pm.