ENHANCEMENT work on the A34 is due to start in September, Highways England has confirmed.
A series of changes will be made on the A34 including layby improvements to two northbound laybys between Chieveley and Beedon junctions.
Existing signs will be replaced with larger, more prominent signage and excess vegetation to their entry slips will be removed to make them more visible to the travelling public.
Improved signage will also be placed at Gore Hill and the East Ilsley junction carriageway will be widened, vegetation cleared, and additional road markings added.
In addition, enhanced road markings and LED road studs will be added at Chilton.
These will be continuously lit at night to highlight the main carriageway and slip roads in advance rather than relying on the vehicles headlights to illuminate road studs.
John Henderson, Highways England's route manager for the A34 said: “This is great news and con-firms that the improvements for the A34 which we identified in our safety review last year will go ahead.
"The A34 generally performs well on safety, and has fewer collisions than other roads of its type. This series of upgrades will provide real improvements for people in Oxfordshire and the tens of thousands of drivers who depend on the road every day.”
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