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Junction 9 M40 Roundabout Resurfacing Works – 9 – 12 October

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Friday 9 – Monday 12 October

Highways England will shortly be carrying out work to resurface areas of the A34/M40 junction 9 roundabout, in particular to the northern side of the roundabout which requires full depth reconstruction.

Work is currently scheduled to take place over the weekend of Friday 9 to Monday 12 October 2020. For the safety of the workforce and our customers, it will be necessary to close the junction overnight (between 9.00pm and 6.00am) on Friday 9, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October.  Roads within the closure include:

  • the roundabout
  • all slip roads entering and exiting the M40 at junction 9
  • the A34 northbound carriageway from the A44 Peartree Interchange to the junction 9 roundabout
  • the A41 southbound carriageways between the B4030 Vendee Drive/Bicester Park & Ride roundabout and the junction 9 roundabout

Daytime restrictions

During the day on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October (6.00am to 9.00pm), lane closures will be in place on the roundabout and some approach roads. In addition, the following roads will remain fully closed:

  • the A41 southbound carriageway from the B4030 Vendee Drive/Bicester Park & Ride roundabout to the junction 9 roundabout
  • the M40 southbound entry slip road (London bound)

Highways England normally undertakes this type of work overnight, but will require longer closures on this occasion because of the need to rebuild the road in multiple layers and each layer needs time to harden before the next one is applied.

During the day, traffic will still be able to exit the M40 at junction 9 and join the M40 northbound carriageway; as well as travelling north on the A41 to Bicester, and travel north and south on the A34.

They appreciate that this interchange is a busy junction and selected these dates to avoid the autumn half-term period.

Halloween in the Village

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As everyone in the village knows, Halloween is usually a very big event here.
 
However, in the light of the current situation, the Parish Council would be glad to hear your views on whether or not you’d like to take part this year – and if you have any ideas on how.
 
Please send the Clerk an email at clerk@caversfieldpc.org.uk with your thoughts.

Electric Blanket Testing

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For the past 20 years the Fire Service has arranged testing of electric blankets for Oxfordshire residents.
Previously, residents could bring them to the test centre in their area, but unfortunately this year this isn’t possible so the Fire Service will come to you!
They will collect your blankets from your home, take them to be tested and then return them the same day.
If you are interested in having your electric blanket tested please see the leaflet, call 01865 895999 Option 1 or email: communityengagement@oxfordshire.gov.uk

A41 Overnight Closures

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The NORTHBOUND A41 will be closed overnight between 17 August 2020 up to and including the 19 August 2020 between 8pm and 6am for resurfacing works between the Vendee Drive roundabout and the A41 turning into Kingsmere (ie towards Bicester).

The official notice is available

The diversion is available on the map

A41 Northbound Diversion (pdf version)

A41 Northbound Closure - Diversion Route
A41 Northbound Closure – Diversion Route

 

The SOUTHBOUND A41 will be closed overnight for similar works between 20 August 2020 up to and including the 22 August 2020 between 8pm and 6am from the ‘Tesco’ junction to the Vendee Drive roundabout.

The official notice is available

A41 Southbound diversion (PDF)

A41 Southbound Closure - Diversion Route
A41 Southbound Closure – Diversion Route

July 2020 Parish Council Meeting

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The next meeting of the Parish Council is on Wednesday 15 July at the usual time of 7.30pm, but as with May, we’ll be meeting via Zoom (https://zoom.us/) with the meeting ID 838 5130 4160 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82858056269.  We’d love to welcome as many of you as possible, but when you join, please do use your name otherwise, we may not be able to admit you.  Your names will not, however, be recorded in the Minutes.

The current regulations and meeting procedures will be followed as if we were meeting in person.

As usual, the agenda, meeting papers and links to the planning applications are available in the agenda section

We’ll look forward to ‘seeing’ some of you next Wednesday.