What you need to know

Traffic management on the A34 from Monday 26 January and Monday 16 February 2015

We've been working closely with the Highways Agency to design and approve arrangements that will ensure that the A34 and the A4130 roundabout below the A34 remain open while work is being done.

The next stage of traffic management for the Milton Interchange improvement scheme is to start from Monday 26 January 2015. Preparatory work on the A34 will be undertaken, under night time closures, to install CCTV, adapt lane markings, remove permanent safety barriers and construct a hardened crossover.

When this has been completed, a full traffic management system will be implemented 24 hours a day, from Monday 16 February 2015.

Traffic travelling south (towards Newbury) on the A34 will be subject to a 30mph speed limit in the vicinity of the work. The left hand lane will be diverted down the slip road, around the A4130 roundabout, and back up onto the A34. This arrangement has been introduced at the request of the Highways Agency in order to ensure that they have the space necessary to grit the A34 in the event of icy conditions. Traffic flow information indicates that normally at peak traffic hours almost half of the southbound traffic on the A34 at Milton leaves the A34 on this slip road.

Traffic travelling north (towards Oxford) on the A34 will be subject to a 40mph speed limit in the vicinity of the work, within narrowed lanes. Traffic management on the A4130 roundabout Two lanes of traffic will be maintained around the roundabout throughout the work. Areas of the third lane will be coned off as required to enable work to be carried out. Plans of the traffic management described above are included with this bulletin.

Traffic management on the A4130 roundabout
Two lanes of traffic will be maintained around the roundabout throughout the work. Areas of the third lane will be coned off as required to enable work to be carried out.

 Useful information

The work will undoubtedly result in delays to journeys on what is already a congested route at times.

The county council is advising anyone who travels through this area to plan in advance and consider whether other routes, different journey times, or using other modes of transport could be a more effective option.

You can find out more about the work being done at the Milton Interchange on ourproject page  and elsewhere in Oxfordshire on our Travel Choices pages