Two people reported a possible sinkhole on Fix My Street after noticing a horse shoe sized hole in the pavement along St Helen’s Wharf.

The hole has an open void beneath the surface. There are also cracks in the nearby tarmac. (And somebody has put petunias down there.)

Another hole appeared on St Helen’s Wharf in 2021 and was caused by erosion of the wharf wall.

There has been progress at the works at the Peachcroft roundabout being carried out by the house developers. The temporary four-way traffic lights have now been removed, with construction on the new sewer continuing away from the carriageway. As a result, traffic is flowing well through the junction.

There are still traffic lights on the A34 interchange upgrade works at Lodge Hill as the work moves steadily forward.

Oxford Road was closed on Tuesday night to allow contractors to create a new road level on the approach from the Lodge Hill interchange towards Boars Hill, ensuring a smooth connection with the newly constructed section.

Traffic is now able to circulate all the way around the new roundabout, which will eventually link the northbound slip road towards Oxford with the southbound slip road from Newbury.

The northbound slip road to Oxford has reopened after being closed for the past four weeks. During that time it was rebuilt and resurfaced to modern standards.

Work has now moved to the opposite side of the junction. The slip road from Oxford is closed for the next four weeks while it undergoes the same reconstruction and resurfacing work.

Work continues on the new south bound slips roads.

Since my last visit, the junction has been changed to allow work on the roundabouts and new slip lanes to continue.

The northbound A34 slip road towards Oxford has now been closed, with traffic diverted via Hinksey Hill either to reach Oxford or to join the A34 at the Hinksey Hill interchange. Traffic approaching from the Hinksey Hill direction can no longer continue directly along Oxford Road towards the junction.

The A34 slip road from Oxford towards Abingdon now allows only a left turn. Anyone wishing to travel to Sunningwell or Boars Hill must continue down to Peachcroft Roundabout before returning north along Oxford Road.

The new southbound slip road has also taken shape, seen here from Lodge Hill.

Or here, viewed from the Sunningwell footbridge over the A34.

The junction changes are only temporary restrictions.

Work has been underway again at Peachcroft Roundabout (since the start of June), with four-way temporary traffic lights causing hold-ups for motorists. According to information on one.network, the current phase involves the installation of a foul sewer connection. This sewer is needed before the roundabout improvement scheme can be completed. The scheme includes a new left-turn lane that will allow traffic heading towards Lodge Hill to bypass the roundabout.

Many people will remember that work began on the new sewer last year, and traffic lights caused delays then, only for progress to stall and much of the site to be cleared.

Progress was held up by a combination of legal complications, approvals, the discovery of unknown underground pipes, and subsequent redesigns to the sewer network.

The latest redesign of the sewer attempts to avoid conflicts with existing underground pipes, allowing work to move forward once again.

Completion of both the sewer works and the roundabout improvements is required under planning agreements linked to the North Abingdon development. Until the improvements are delivered, restrictions remain on the occupation of homes on the development.