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The HIF1 project was rejected by Oxfordshire County Council's planning committee last year.

THE first meeting of a new alliance opposing ‘damaging’ road schemes across Oxfordshire has been a success.

A NEW alliance has been launched to oppose ‘damaging’ road schemes across Oxfordshire.

Plans for a flyover bridge as part of a new road and river crossing linking Didcot with the Culham Science Centre has been labelled “damaging” as four councils object to the current plans. The road and river crossing over the River Thames just outside Abingdon, has been driven by a boom in the science sector and with hopes it will create enough space on the roads for 11,711 new homes on several sites around Didcot. Oxfordshire County Council has drawn up plans as part of a package of major road improvement schemes in the Didcot area. Plans include widening the A4130 from A34 Milton ...

Plans for a flyover bridge near a railway level crossing has made villagers furious. Appleford Parish Council wants to see changes to a new road which would link Didcot with the Culham Science Centre. Residents in Appleford are unhappy with the bridge that would overlook the village and one parish councillor said it will change the view from Wittenham Clumps forever. A survey conducted by the parish council showed that 90 per cent of villagers opposed the idea of a new road close to their community. Some people in the area are concerned about noise and pollution from the road and th...