The A417 is going to be closed for resurfacing works near to East Hendred from next Monday 11th February for five days. This closure affects the part of the A417 from its junction with Allin's Lane (i.e. the "Hendred dip") to the junction with the A4185 Newbury Road (i.e. Rowstock Corner). The temporary closure will be from 9.30am to 7.30pm each day. The suggested diversion route is via the A4130, B4017, Hanney Road, Steventon Road and A338 and vice versa. I understand that a shuttle bus will be provided between East Hendred and Wantage.
I was very concerned that this had not been publicised very well. There are now some cryptic signs along the A417 (see above), but I had not even been informed as a local county councillor. It transpires that only the council member for East Hendred was formally notified of this closure. This seems very short-sighted considering that the A417 is a major route to the Harwell and Milton Park campuses and the large amount of traffic it carries from Wantage, Grove and further afield. True, there is an official Road Traffic Notice in the back pages of the Wantage and Grove Herald, but it lacks details and how many people read these?
The Oxfordshire County Council website also did not provide much information. As shown below, in its Road and Transport News it features the closure of the minor B480 road near to Chiselhampton, but fails to even mention the forthcoming A417 closure.
I have complained about the lack of detailed information provided to the Wantage and Grove area and I will update this blog once I receive further information.
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