After two years of negotiations, resurfacing work outside North Oxfordshire Academy on A44 Stratford Road in Banbury, which will also see a new crossing point installed.

The works, which are expected to take six weeks to complete,  will include: Installation of new warnings signs, relining work along A422 Stratford Road in school localities, a rework of the old bollards and new crossing point from Trinity Close to NOA and road resurfacing.

Labour County Councillor Mark Cherry who has been campaigning for the work, said: “It’s taken well over two years of liaison with Bloor Homes planning officers and Oxfordshire County Council infrastructure officers to get the section 278 agreement in place as I did receive criticism when a section of road from NOA was resurfaced June 2018 but no work outside the NOA school was done.

“It’s an honour to see the works start as the old crossing hasn’t changed since I went to the then called Drayton school.

“I should emphasise this has taken over two years to visualise and the improvements will make it safer for school children to cross, with caveat that nothing is 100 percent safe.

Councillor Cherry has added that if residents have any concerns about the works he would appreciate if they contact him in writing, so concerns can passed on to Bloor Homes’ planning manager and the road contractors in order to minimise issues. Cllr Cherry can be contacted on mark.cherry@oxfordshire.gov.uk