The road works at the Wootton Road Roundabout were finished a couple of months ago. The intention was to make the roundabout safer for cyclists, after a number of accidents involving cyclists. There was also a campaign by parents and schools three or four years ago to make the Dunmore Road Crossing safer at this roundabout .

But the orange bags remain.

Training material about ‘Crossing the road safely at a Puffin crossing’ is still being displayed.

I did see a car slow down and wave a parent and child across even though the lights are not yet turned on.

Thanks to Paul for this report and pictures …

The workmen were out bright and early on Sunday, a day early, to start Preston Road resurfacing works.

They took some neighbours by surprise as the County Council must have decided to extend the resurfacing work to the junction with Lambrick Way. A few cars which were parked on Preston Road had to be moved with haste.

With the beefy machinery in place and good weather it didn’t take long to remove the old tarmac down to the hard-core of the road.

Then it was on with the new tarmac and by mid afternoon the stretch from Lambrick Way to Kensington Close was done.

Many of the potholes along the access road / footpath to St Helen’s Mill have been decorated with green paint – an indication that they are about to be resurfaced.

Signs have also sprung up along Preston Road saying that it will closed for 4 days approx in mid April for resurfacing. I gather that the works won’t be during the rush hour, but during the day.

These repairs may have been already planned, or it could be that Abingdon is benefitting from some of the £4.7m (reported in this morning’s Abingdon Herald) that Oxfordshire County Council have received, unexpectedly from central government, to repair potholes.