Sutton Courtenay Lesser Bridge Parapet Reconstruction
Oxfordshire County Council is planning to reconstruct the damaged parapet and spandrel wall of Sutton Courtenay Lesser bridge which carries the Abingdon Road over a flood relief channel. These works are planned to start 12th August 2026 and are anticipated to last approximately 3 weeks.
Published: 5 August 2026
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A map of Abingdon Road showing the sections of road used for contractor parking and pavement diversion.
During reconstruction works, we will be closing the footway over the bridge and diverting this on to the neighbouring carriageway. This temporary footway will be protected by temporary safety barriers.
We have planned the works to avoid a road closure. However, there is very limited working space in the proximity of the bridge. Our contractors will be parking a small number of works vehicles in the carriageway to the south of the works (where the carriageway is slightly wider), to allow materials to be taken to and from site via the footway. We will avoid doing this during peak traffic hours as far as practical, but it is likely that there will some interface between pedestrians or drivers accessing driveways, and our workforce. We will provide additional staff to manage this interface as required.
Access to all properties and driveways will be maintained.
An approximate layout of the proposed arrangement is shown above.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by these works.
Ben Dodds
Principal Engineer
M Group Transport
Working with Oxfordshire County Council