Crime & Safety
A34 closure announced for this weekend in Oxfordshire
The A34 southbound will be closed from 9pm this evening to 6am tomorrow morning between the junctions for the M40 and the Peartree Interchange.
According to National Highways, this is for ‘roadmarkings renewal’.
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This will impact bus services, with Stagecoach warning its customers in advance that the S5 will have to divert as a result.
In a statement issued on Saturday morning, a spokesperson for Stagecoach said: “The S5 will divert between Bicester and Gosford via A4095, Kirtlington, Enslow, Bletchingdon and Hampton Poyle, and we expect delays as a result.
“Services from Oxford to Bicester are not affected.”