The Oxfordshire County Council hereinafter referred to as the ('the County Council') HEREBY give notice that they have made and have submitted the same for confirmation of the Secretary of State for Transport, a scheme under Section 106(3) of the Highways Act 1980 authorising the County Council to construct over the navigable waters of the River Thames the bridge specified in the Schedule to this Scheme (reproduced below) as part of the highway which they are proposing to construct between Oxpens Meadow in the north and the Grandpont Nature Park in the south in the City of Oxford, in the County of Oxfordshire.

COPIES of the Scheme and the relevant plans and specifications may be inspected free of charge during normal office hours at the offices of:

a) Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1ND,

b) Oxford City Council, Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1BX,

c) Oxford Westgate Library, Queen Street, Westgate, Oxford, OX1 1DJ, and at the

d) Department of Transport, National Transport Casework Team, Tyneside House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 7AR.

The Documents can also be viewed online at:

https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxpens-bridge

ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT to the confirmation of the proposed scheme, stating their reasons for doing so, by writing to the Secretary of State, National Transport Casework Team, Tyneside House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AR or NATIONALCASEWORK@dft.gov.uk, quoting the scheme name . Objections must be received by 14 June 2024.

In submitting an objection it should be noted that your personal data and correspondence will be passed by the Secretary of State for Transport to the County Council to enable your objection to be considered. Where the Scheme becomes the subject of Public Inquiry Procedures, all correspondence is copied to the Inspector conducting the Inquiry and will be kept in the PI library, where it is publicly available. If you do not wish your personal data to be forwarded, please state your reasons when submitting your objection and the Secretary of State will copy your representations, with your name and address removed, to the Council and if there is to be a Public Local Inquiry they will be seen by the Inspector who may give them less weight as a result.

Anita Bradley, Director of Law and Governance, Oxfordshire County Council

Dated: 2 May 2024