ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː, nˈɛtwɜːk ɹˈeɪl sˈɛd ðeɪ wɜː lˈʊkɪŋ æt hˌaʊ tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ðɪ ˈɪmpækt ʌvðə wˈɜːk ɔnðə lˈoʊkəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ænd ðæt ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt nˈiːd tə stˈɑːɹt ðə fˈʊl klˈoʊʒɚɹ ʌv bˈɑːtli ɹˈoʊd ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
In December 2022, Network Rail said they were looking at how to reduce the impact of the work on the local community and that they did not need to start the full closure of Botley Road in January 2023.