Access into Oxford has been a major problem for a number of years. Limited capacity on a number of the junctions on the city’s Ring Road results in queues on many of the routes into the city, causing significant delays for car users and bus passengers.

To tackle these problems, we are planning to start a major initiative to improve access to the city. This will involve a number of individual schemes which will be implemented over the next ten years including improvements to three major junctions on the Ring Road - the Headington, Wolvercote and Cutteslowe roundabouts. We’re re-designing these junctions to reduce queues, increase bus priority and improve road safety. Work on the Headington roundabout is due to start in 2006.