A lane closure on Longwall Street will remain in place until next April.

Temporary traffic lights have been in place on the city centre road since the start of the summer.

But with the return of school morning traffic, drivers have seen longer delays trying to get down the road from Headington, Cowley and Iffley roads.

The road closure is in place so builders can put up scaffolding as part of refurbishment works on Magdalen College-owned properties on Longwall Street.

A spokesman for the college said: “During the progress of the works, we have noticed a build-up of traffic approaching the Longwall junction from St Cross Road at certain times of the day.

“Oxfordshire County Council’s Traffic Light Team are examining if there are prolonged tailbacks at regular times so they can try to reduce the delays.

“Also, additional signage is being erected at locations to be agreed to advise motorists to find alternative routes.”

The road is expected to remain partly shut until April 2022.

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