Oxfordshire County Council

1. (Kidlington and Gosford & Water Eaton) (Speed Limits) Order 20** 2. (A4260 Kidlington) (Bus Lane) (Variation No.*) Order 20**

NOTICE is given that Oxfordshire County Council proposes to make the above orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers. The orders relate to the planned improvements works at the A4165 Kidlington Roundabout, with the effect of the orders as follows:
1) New 30mph speed limits at the A4165 Kidlington Roundabout and the roads approaching, replacing the existing 40mph speed limits in the process:

a) A4165 Banbury Road - from the roundabout southwards to the Oxford City/Gosford Parish boundary,

b) A4260 Oxford Road (Kidlington) - from the roundabout northwards for 125 metres,

c) A4260 Frieze Way - from the roundabout south-westwards for 250 metres, and

d) C43 Bicester Road (Gosford & Water Eaton) - from Kidlington roundabout to a point 352 metres north-eastwards.

2) Introduce new/amend existing Bus Lanes on the following roads in the vicinity of Kidlington Roundabout:

a) C43 Bicester Road (Gosford & Water Eaton) - new bus lane Oxford-bound for a length of 232 metres to the roundabout, and

b) A4260 Oxford Road from Kidlington a) reduce the length of the existing nearside Oxford bound bus lane by 77 metres (leaving it for left turn traffic) and b) introduce a 67 metre section in the central lane southwards into the roundabout.

The Oxfordshire County Council (Kidlington & Water Eaton) (Speed Limits) Order 2011, and the Oxfordshire County Council (A4260 Kidlington) (Bus Lane) Order 2006 as amended, will be further amended as appropriate. Documents giving more details of the proposals are available for public inspection online by visiting:

and copies may also be made available on request.
Objections to the proposals and other representations specifying the grounds on which they are made may be sent in writing to the address below by 30 June 2022. The Council will consider objections and representations received in response to this Notice. They may be disseminated widely for these purposes and made available to the public. (Ref. CM/12.6.265/229)

Traffic Regulation Team for the Corporate Director for Environment & Place, Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND. (Email:

, Telephone: 0345 310 1111).