Banbury road to partially reopen after building collapse
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 14:15 · Archive
Cherwell Street in Banbury will partially reopen this weekend after a building and scaffolding collapse on 21 October injured two workers.
Cherwell Street in Banbury has been closed since 21 October, when a building site and scaffolding partially collapsed. Two builders were seriously injured in the incident and taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital for treatment. Seven other workers on site at the time were unharmed. The road closure has caused significant traffic gridlock across much of Banbury.
The Health and Safety Executive has been investigating the incident and assessing whether the building site is safe enough to allow the road to reopen. Oxfordshire County Council announced on Friday, 30 October, that the partial reopening would happen over the weekend.
According to the council, Cherwell District Council has confirmed that the carriageway furthest from the scaffolding site can reopen between the George Street and Bridge Street junctions. To maintain traffic flow, some right turns into Lower Cherwell Street and the Morrisons petrol station will be restricted. A council spokesperson said: 'Public safety has been at the forefront of all decision making.'
The traffic management arrangements are expected to be in place by some point over the weekend. However, the county council said the road would likely need to be closed again in its entirety to allow crane operations to make the building site safe. The authority will wait for further information from Cherwell District Council and the HSE before fully reopening the road.
How it is being reported
- Road to partly reopen following building collapseCherwell Street in Banbury has been shut after a building and scaffolding collapsed.BBC Oxford · 30 Oct, 11:47
- Banbury road set to partially reopen over weekend following scaffolding collapseA busy road in Banbury is set to partially reopen this weekend (October 30-31), more than a week after a scaffolding collapse forced its closure.Banbury Guardian · 30 Oct, 09:44
- Road to partially reopen after building collapse injured twoOxfordshire County Council has confirmed that Cherwell Street in Banbury will partially reopen soon after a building collapse injured two workers.Oxford Mail · 30 Oct, 07:44
- Road to partially reopen after building collapse injured twoOxfordshire County Council has confirmed that Cherwell Street in Banbury will partially reopen soon after a building collapse injured two workers.Oxfordshire Guardian · 30 Oct, 07:44
In this story: Cherwell Street · Banbury · Oxfordshire County Council · Health and Safety Executive · John Radcliffe Hospital · Cherwell District Council
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