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Government Response To Crossing Petition ‘Shameful’

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the sub-heading.

The government has “moved the goalposts” in its response to calls for an underpass to be installed at a busy level crossing, an MP has said.

These three opening paragraphs add more detail.

More than 4,500 people signed a petition calling for any replacement of the level crossing at London Road in Bicester to include access for cars, as well as for cyclists and pedestrians.

In its response, the Department for Transport said vehicular access to any crossing replacement would be “subject to both affordability and feasibility”.

Callum Miller, the MP for the north Oxfordshire market town, said the response – and in particular the suggestion of a footbridge – was “shameful”.

A few weeks ago, I went to see this important level crossing and wrote Bicester Village Station – 28th May 2025.

July 5, 2025 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , | Leave a comment