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The junction on the A40 at Barnard Gate continues to be a collision hot spot with the impact of incidents causing huge congestion issues to surrounding villages like South Leigh, Freeland, Hanborough and to the A4095. Not to mention the risk to motorists trying to navigate the junction or travelling on the A40.

Enough is enough. It's now time for Oxfordshire County Council to explore options to make improvements to this junction to improve safety in order to save lives and ensure the surrounding community are no longer negatively impacted when the A40 has to close again at this location.

I am calling on the county council to conduct a road safety assessment of both the Barnard Gate junctions onto the A40 and then following this report to make recommendations as to how this junction can urgently be made safe.

News

Concerns Raised Over Effectiveness of Barnard Gate No Right Turn Experiment

A West Oxfordshire Councillor has expressed concerns that the newly introduced experimental no right turn restriction at Barnard Gate is already being widely ignored by motorists, despite the scheme only recently coming into force.Oxfordshire County Council introduced an Experimental Traffic Regulat

A40 Contractor Approved as Calls Grow for Bigger Upgrades

Councillor Liam Walker has welcomed Oxfordshire County Council’s decision to approve the contractor for the long-awaited A40 Eynsham to Wolvercote improvement scheme, while warning that significant concerns remain over the project and the future of transport infrastructure in West Oxfordshire.The ap

Barnard Gate junction improvements approved

Success! After a long campaign over the past few years, alongside the chair of South Leigh Parish Council Lysette Nicholls, I’m pleased that works to implement a no right turn at Barnard Gate will take place from 1st - 5th June.

Cllr Liam Walker: Statement on A40 Funding

Today (Monday 21st October) the council has announced it has negotiated with Homes England and the Department for Transport in a £126 million funding package to deliver the A40 Eynsham P&R to Wolvercote scheme.The original Housing Infrastructure Fund proposal included upgrades to Witney to Eynsh

Councillors Call for Road Safety Improvements at Barnard Gate Junction on A40

In light of numerous serious accidents and the consequential impact on nearby roads, concerned councillors have launched a petition urging Oxfordshire County Council to conduct a thorough road safety assessment of the notorious Barnard Gate junction on the A40.The junction has long been a hotspot fo