Transport & Infrastructure
Stay up to date with the latest news and developments on roads, rail transport, buses, park and ride, public car parks, car parking, household waste, recycling facilities, electricity, broadband, and other essential infrastructure across Oxford and Oxfordshire.
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Gigaclear connects its first customers in Haddenham
The broadband provider started expanding its network on a commercial basis to Haddenham and Thame in June to connect underserved market towns in the county.
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New data reveals 30% of new cars bought in Oxford are electric
The latest UK electric car sales data for October 2021 shows that 30% of new cars bought in Oxford are electric, up from 16% just a year ago.
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InstaVolt to double the number of chargers at Banbury hub
The expansion will see eight state-of-the-art Alpitronic chargers, capable of charging at speeds up to 150kW, installed by spring 2022 in response to customer demand.
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Changes to parking enforcement going live on 01 November
The way parking is controlled in parts of Oxfordshire will change as Oxfordshire County Council takes on the responsibility for civil parking enforcement from Thames Valley Police.
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Plans to make 20mph the new 30mph across Oxfordshire have been approved
Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet voted to endorse proposals to make it simpler, quicker and less cost-prohibitive to lower speeds to 20mph on most urban areas and village streets.
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Oxford’s Zero Emission Zone pilot launch moved to February 2022
Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council revised the timeline after working together to resolve technical complexities in the bespoke supporting online systems for the ZEZ.
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Demolition of derelict buildings starts in the centre of Didcot
While the new developments due to go on the site are still in the planning stages, Homes England has chosen to demolish the buildings early following feedback from local residents.
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Volunteers sought for electric vehicle EV charging trials in Oxfordshire
The project will test a new solution to help people who don’t have access to a driveway to charge an electric vehicle using their own home power supply.
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Have your say on how to improve bus services in Oxfordshire
The consultation by Oxfordshire County Council aims to find out people’s views on the service provided now and what people would like to see in the future.
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Works to power UK’s largest public EV charging superhub set to begin
Works begin to install a high-powered underground cable that will deliver electricity to the UK’s largest public EV charging superhub at Redbridge Park & Ride.
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Have your say on major future infrastructure plans in Oxfordshire
The Oxfordshire Infrastructure Strategy (OxIS) provides a framework for the County Council and planning authorities to establish strategic infrastructure investment priorities.
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Parking changes set for Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse
The council already enforces parking in Oxford City and West Oxfordshire and will now take over from Thames Valley Police in the Cherwell, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse districts.
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Grant saves 12 rural bus services from axe until April 2022
Oxfordshire County Council will use £275k of its existing Local Authority Bus Subsidy Grant (LABSG) to support the services which would otherwise have faced withdrawal in August 2021.
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Funding agreement signed to deliver M40 roundabout improvements
Oxfordshire County Council has allocated £18.8m of its Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal funding to improve the existing roundabouts at the Upper Heyford development site.
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New study highlights opportunities to expand Oxfordshire’s railway network
The Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study (ORCS) looks in detail at the county’s predicted growth in jobs and housing over the next two decades and how the rail network can best support it.
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New rapid EV chargers to be installed across Oxford for electric cabs
Oxford City Council is installing the EV chargers across the city, to support electric cabs and local residents ahead of the Zero Emission Zone Pilot this August.