Work is expected to start next month on connecting Eynsham Park & Ride to the A40. Oxfordshire County Council is set to award a £70 million construction contract to Balfour Beatty for the project.
The £51mn P&R broke ground in 2022, finishing in 2024, but has remained unused and unconnected to the A40 up until now, as the county council were unable to allocate funds for the construction of the connecting road.
Upcoming works
The work will also include new bus lanes and improved cycleways from Eynsham towards Wolvercote, with the wider aim of reducing congestion between Witney and Oxford.
New bus lanes will extend as far as Cassington, then restart at the bridge over the Duke’s Cut canal, where they will connect to the existing bus lanes past Oxford North.
The existing south-side cycleway will be upgraded along this length. Work is expected to commence in June, with the P&R expected to open in 2027.
Funding
The P&R was funded by the Department for Transport, whilst the connecting road was paid for by Homes England as part of wider A40 improvements.
Image (l-r): Cllr Dan Levy (Oxfordshire County Council active travel champion and councillor for Eynsham division), Rachel Geliamassi (managing director, Stagecoach West), Cllr Duncan Enright (Oxfordshire County Council cabinet member for travel and development strategy and councillor for Witney North & East division), Karen Coventry (commercial director, Stagecoach West) and Chris Hall, (portfolio director, Balfour Beatty).
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