The Department for Transport has published a decision approving the temporary use of land and the closure of the Tackley level crossing as part of the Oxford Phase 2A enhancement works. The decision, issued as a Transport and Works Act order item, was published on 19 October 2026.
The announcement confirms that formal authorisation has been granted for measures described by the department. The published decision relates specifically to temporary land use and the planned closure of the crossing to enable the wider infrastructure work identified as Oxford Phase 2A.
Approval and statutory basis
The document appears under the heading "Decision: Tackley level crossing: Transport and Works Act order" and was released by the Department for Transport on 19 October 2026. It records the department's approval for the actions summarised in the published item.
Project context and scope
The decision links the crossing measures directly to the Oxford Phase 2A enhancement works. The published summary states the approvals are to support that programme, noting temporary land use and the crossing closure as elements required for delivery.
The department's confirmation allows those particular interventions to proceed under the order as set out in the decision. The published item functions as the formal record of that authorisation.
Local residents, road users and rail customers who use the crossing will be affected by the closure and any associated temporary land use, although the published notes do not set out further operational detail. The department's decision provides the statutory basis for the specific changes recorded in the document.
The Tackley crossing decision sits within the wider governance framework for transport infrastructure authorisations handled by the department. The published decision is concise in its scope, limited to the approvals described in the summary of the published notice. The document does not, in itself, expand on measures such as mitigation, traffic management or precise timings beyond the approvals reported.
Those seeking fuller detail on implementation, local management or ancillary arrangements will need to consult the Department for Transport's published material for the item or the project documentation for Oxford Phase 2A. The decision as published on 19 October 2026 sets out the department's position on the temporary land use and closure recorded in the notice and constitutes the formal step described in the Transport and Works Act order heading.
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