St John Fisher School Crossing Scheme

New raised zebra crossing, road humps and three side road entry treatments on Sandy Lane West Oxford

Update 28 February

The work is progressing slightly ahead of schedule. Phase 4 will, therefore, commence earlier than planned, on Wednesday 5 March. Note that Phase 4 involves temporary signals on Blackbird Leys Road and will be more disruptive than the traffic management to date.

About the project

Work commenced on 27 January 2025 to install a new Vision Zero road safety scheme on Sandy Lane West in Oxford.

The scheme includes a new raised zebra crossing outside St John Fisher School, new road humps and three side road entry treatments on Costar Close, Broadfields and Spring Lane.

The work is programmed to take place over two months until Friday 28 March 2025.

Traffic Management

The work takes place in five phases to enable the scheme to be carried out safely and efficiently. During the scheme, Sandy Lane West will be closed temporarily, and traffic diversion routes will be signed.

All roads will be reopened to traffic when safe to do so outside of the scheme's working hours. Please see below and refer to the scheme phases, and the traffic diversion route map is included below:

All Phases:

Parking on Sandy Lane West will be suspended from 27 January until 28 March.
This will include no waiting at any time along all of Sandy Lane West.

Phase 1:

This will involve road works on the junction of Sandy Lane West and Broadfields to install the side road entry treatment. These works will take place between 27 January and 12 February.
Access will be controlled via 3-way temporary traffic signals, including pedestrian crossings.

Phase 2:

This will involve a closure of Sandy Lane West outside St John Fisher School (access maintained for residents’ properties) to enable road works for the zebra crossing, and will take place between 17 and 21 February (St John Fisher School half term)
The closure of Sandy Lane West will be maintained over the 24-hour period of each day between 17 and 21 February.
A diversion route will be in place, please see diversion route map below.

Phase 3:

This will involve road works on the junction of Sandy Lane West and Spring Lane junction to install the side road entry treatment. These works will take place from 24 February to 7 March.
Access will be controlled via 3-way temporary traffic signals, including pedestrian crossings.

Phase 4:

This will involve road works on the junction of Sandy Lane West and Costar Close junction to install the side road entry treatment. These works will take place from 5 March to 22 March.
Access will be controlled via 4-way temporary traffic signals, including pedestrian crossings.

Phase 5:

This will involve the night-time closure of Sandy Lane West (7pm - 6am) from Blackbird Leys Road to Ledgers Close. These works will take place from 24 to 28 March.
There will be no vehicle access to Broadfields between 25 and 27 March and to Spring Lane on 26 March.
Diversion routes are indicated below.

Staff will be strategically positioned to direct traffic and pedestrians during the works to ensure the safety of the public and workforce.

Link to St John Fisher Crossing Scheme diversion routes and Phases