Clifton Hampden

The council's planning committee rejected the project in 2023, against the advice of the authority.

Oxfordshire councillors rejected the plan in July 2023, but the government approved it on Wednesday.

A night of heavy rain leaves roads and train lines submerged, as people count the cost of this week's floods.

Homes have been damaged and roads closed across the region following torrential rain.

Backers said the HIF1 scheme would improve travel links, but opponents raised environmental fears.

Oxfordshire County Council's £279m project aims to improve travel around Didcot.