Oxfordshire County Council has informed the Parish Council of a temporary emergency road closure on the High Street whilst ferrule exchange works are carried out for public safety reasons.
See the Closure Plan and the Closure Notice below.
The closure and will operate from 16th January 2026 and the anticipated completion date is 20th January 2026.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for those frontages within the closure area, subject to the progress of the works and liaison with the works supervisor.
Further information regarding the emergency works may be obtained by contacting Thames Water helpline on 0800 316 9800.
Forgive my ignorance but what on earth are ferrule exchange works?? Any excuse to dig up the road rather than fix the multitude of potholes all the way between the Cross and Clifton Bridge. That road is a total disgrace!
Google AI: “Thames Water performs ferrule exchanges as a routine part of its network maintenance and repair work, often necessitating temporary road closures in the Thames Valley area. A ferrule is a fitting used to connect a customer’s service pipe to the main water pipe in the street.”