Work continues on the major redesign of the A34 junction at Abingdon, a project aimed at adding new roundabouts to support new south facing slip roads. Up to now there have only been north facing slip roads.
The temporary junction from Abingdon onto the A34 towards Oxford — which until recently gave priority to right-turning traffic over vehicles going straight ahead — is now starting to look more normal. With two thirds of one of the new roundabouts complete, traffic from Abingdon is now being guided around it before joining the A34 slip road.
The second of the two new roundabouts is roughly halfway finished, although it is not yet in use.
Looking towards where the new slip road from the south will run, warning signs are in place advising against trespass. One sign identifies the area as the ‘Moortown Working Area.’
At the site of the future southbound on-slip, the churned-up eath is beginning to take shape, with the base layer of a new roadway now visible.
Once complete, the scheme should improve traffic in Abingdon town centre and round the inner ring road by improving access onto the A34.
I have been very impressed by the speed and professionalism of these works (particularly, dare I say, compared to others in the town)
Perhaps this team ought to be encouraged to finish off other jobs in the town when they are done with the interchange. 🙂 (I know it doesn’t work like that though sadly)