Fix my street at the Crossroads

Mon 9 Sep, 11:41

What about a curb like this? Seen at the Buttercross in Witney.

Sun 8 Sep, 21:28

There should be traffic lights at that junction 

Sun 8 Sep, 13:01

The Enstone, Banbury, Nine Acres and Slade crossroads is busy. Essentially it should be similarly robust and safe enough for all users. The pavement widening on the Slade turn was effective in reducing the ‘strangle room ‘ for pedestrians a few years ago. Most drivers are very considerate at the busy crossing for pedestrians. And the changes in the highway code have made a difference. The lateral pothole now fills with water and it is a deficit in vision for all users. Hearing the tyres pop and axles strain does not make for safe traverse around that horrible little bend; especially what a big truck is trundling down Banbury hill to go left, and another on maximum air-brake to go right up Enstone. Notwithstanding, it id just the geography we  have to work with.👍

Thu 5 Sep, 09:22

Thanks, Damian. I don't think the engineers ever got it right when they redesigned the junction very slightly a year ago.

@Liz, please can the contractors who do the repair use the very hardwearing, smooth kerbstones that have been used in Frideswide Square in Oxford? These have been driven over by heavy buses and trucks day in, day out for years and are still where they were originally placed.

The regular granite setts that are used on the kerbs in Charlbury, incredibly solid as they are, are short and tend to get dislodged too easily. They only need to be driven over occasionally by refuse trucks and vans to work loose, and there are loads lying around as a result. It's no wonder that the corner at Enstone crossroads, which gets such a battering, has been left in this terrible state.

I am sure Alex and Michael are also right re materials.

Wed 4 Sep, 23:15

This is a 'standard' problem with a tarmac surface where HGVs are required to make a sharp low speed turn manouver. The usual solution is to use a concrete surface.

Wed 4 Sep, 19:30

There has always been an issue here, this is because hgvs need to turn a sharp left to avoid the 7.5 weight limit.  This causes the rear tyres to drag therefore resulting in the tarmac lifting.  Perhaps when repairing the junction the base layer would need to be a heavier duty.

Wed 4 Sep, 18:47

The kerb on that corner has been costed for repair but has yet to be scheduled. I have chased this today with officers.

Wed 4 Sep, 11:09

Hello Everyone. Recently logged  in a request for Fix my/our street to come and have a look at the rapidly evolving pothole on the Banbury Hill and Enstone Road Crossroads next to the old Toll Gate Cottage. A couple of cars have had their tyre sidewall shredded on the left turn. It is also extremely dangerous for cyclists and even more pedestrians potentially tripping into traffic on that busy turn, especially as the nights draw in darker. A traffic cone was put on the ‘pavement’ by a good samaritan. Nevertheless it has been driven over and crushed a few time now. Hopefully it will be fixed soon.