A new shared-use path is taking shape along the north side of Twelve Acre Drive as part of the wider North Abingdon development. When complete, it should provide a useful route for people walking or cycling towards Radley Station.
The pathway is being built as a condition of the development’s planning permission. At present, it begins at the eastern end of the Radley Reach site, crosses the entrance to Peachcroft Farm, and links up with the existing path around the lower edge of the field beside Radley Road.
A new signal-controlled crossing has also been approved for Twelve Acre Drive.
A further link path is also under construction, connecting the crossing with Carse Close on the Peachcroft Estate. This path is another requirement for the North Abingdon development.
The crossing will allow access to the new sports pavilion and football pitches being developed at Radley Reach. There are already signs that work on the pavilion itself has begun.
It will also improve access from the development towards the Peachcroft shops or to Oxford Road and central Abingdon.
There is currently another informal crossing point over Twelve Acre Drive near the Oxford Road roundabout, close to where the footpath to Radley College once started. At present, this can feel quite unsafe, with fast-moving traffic in both directions.
In time, these various elements should come together as part of the wider proposals set out in the Abingdon Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan.
If you know more about what is planned here, do let me know.
