Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts

[whole diary]

[Noggin]

Fills you full of confidence? No doubt traders and residents in west Oxford similarly.

But it's back to the point above - 19-odd contractors for Keir to wrangle, all running services like water, power, sewerage, gas and Internet that people are presumably quite fond of.

And when that's done, there's all the rest of the work for the bridge replacement, not to mention the replacement itself, which will need to be planned a long way in advance. 

And after one missed deadline, are you surprised if NR^» (Network Rail - home page) are somewhat reticent to commit to a time.

To be honest I really can't see what a Government Minister can do to speed things up, other than guarantee the budget or mucking things up by robbing resources from other projects? 

[ray951]

The footbridge across Botley Road that links the car park to the station is being removed over the weekend of 7th and 8th December.

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24759905.botley-road-footbridge-will-removed-weekend/

Do we know whether there is a replacement in the plans?

[ChrisB]

There is - but nothing to say when. The new bridge might be wider than the current one too.

Marshals will be present to manage the area and direct people via the Osney Lane footbridge as an alternative route during these closures.

For those who need assistance, there will be a transport service available from Becket Street and Mill Street which will run throughout that night shift, between 10pm and 8am.[/qute]

Well, I wouldn't walk down to that overbridge in the dark, for sure.