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Further delays in Oxford in the Botley Road at the station

Posted by (Arctophilia (x26), Northamptonshire, England) on

It has been announced that the reopening of the Botley Road - key to obtaining rental cars in Oxford at the station - will not happen at the end of August as was promised in January 2025 after previous delays.

There are further issues that will set back the opening at least a further 4 to 6 weeks. This is because 3 leaks in a gas line were discovered coincidentally with the bridge works, and that gas line now needs to be replaced.

A pedestrian walkway on the south side of the road under the bridge opened last week. This connection between the two parts of the severed road helps pedestrians, but there is no vehicle traffic.

We will see how accurate this new estimate proves, in the fullness of time.

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I was afraid there would be more delays. We are picking up our rental in September from 53 West Way Botley. Will we be able to walk or take a bus from the train station or should we try another alternative? We will be heading to Stow.
Thank you for keeping everyone up to date.

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We are picking up our rental in September from 53 West Way Botley. Will we be able to walk or take a bus from the train station or should we try another alternative?

You can walk for about 5 minutes west of the road block where there are stops for a large number of buses along the Botley Road. For 53 West Way you would need to get off at the stop for "Minns Industrial Estate" (A McDonald's is on the corner) and walk around. The most frequent buses are the 4A/B, E1, S6, & S9 but there are others.

You can walk it in around 25-30 minutes total but maybe not convenient with lot of bags.

Note that they do not allow taxis etc to pick up in the area as it is congested enough with the buses turning round.

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