Roads and travel news archive
- School crossing patrol decision following consultation
Following a seven-week consultation of Wokingham Borough Council's proposal to remove school crossing patrollers (SCP) from the eight locations that also have an existing dedicated crossing, and...
03 May 2017
- Consultation on the borough's first Greenway
Consultation has started on Wokingham Borough Council's first Greenway, which hopes to link The FBC Centre in Finchampstead via California Country Park to the new homes coming to Arborfield Green on...
02 May 2017
- Plan your Wokingham town centre journeys
The next few months will be busy for Wokingham town centre, with roadworks on most of the major routes in and out creating pinch points at certain times of the day.
02 May 2017
- Overnight M4 J10 closures end of April and early May
Highways England (HE) says it plans to close the junction 10 eastbound exit slip roads from the M4 (heading towards London) for five nights starting on 24 April.
20 April 2017
- Work begins on new King Street junction for Winnersh Relief Road
Drivers and pedestrians on King Street Lane and Longdon Road will see work starting this month on a new junction that will eventually form part of the Winnersh Relief Road.
03 April 2017
- A327 Shinfield Road closures 3 to 7 April
Hochtief is planning overnight closures from 3 to 7 April on sections of the A327 Shinfield Road in Shinfield, between Cutbush Lane and the Black Boy Roundabout.
31 March 2017
- Civil Parking Enforcement update
Preparations are going well for Wokingham Borough Council's plans to introduce civil parking enforcement (CPE) across the borough this autumn.
30 March 2017
- Green motoring gathering speed
We've installed six electric car charging points across the Borough; at our main offices at Shute End, at the Toutley Depot in Old Forest Road, as well as two each at Winnersh and Mereoak park and...
24 March 2017
- Consultation into mapped parking restrictions
Consultation is due to start on March 29, for five weeks, seeking feedback on Wokingham Borough Council's new interactive online map showing for the first time all of the borough's parking Traffic...
24 March 2017
- Loddon Bridge Road – Temporary closed from 3 April until 3 May
Loddon Bridge Road, between Wokingham Road and Coppice Road, will be closed from Monday 3 April until Wednesday 3 May.
22 March 2017
- All ready for start of annual grass cutting
With spring just around the corner, Wokingham Borough Council's grass cutting contractors are getting out for their first cut of 2017.
22 March 2017
- Schools in Wokingham Borough gearing up for wheely big school challenge
Schools in Wokingham Borough are encouraging children, teachers and parents to jump on their bikes and scooters for The Big Pedal 2017.
17 March 2017
- Pre-driver training event on Thursday 13 April
Teenagers in the Wokingham Borough will be starting their journey to becoming a safe new driver at a FREE pre-driver training event on Thursday 13 April.
14 March 2017
- Fourth phase of A329 cycleway about to start
Work is due to start next week (20 March) on the fourth section of the new A329 Reading Road cycleway – a 1.5km stretch from Landen Grove through Woosehill Roundabout to Holt Lane.
14 March 2017
- Maintaining roadside grips – daytime closures
Wokingham Borough Council will be re-cutting highways drainage grips on certain roads across the borough, between now (December) and February.
01 March 2017
- Basingstoke Road and Hyde End Road – temporary closure
12 to 16 December (five nights) between 9pm and 6am
01 March 2017
- Proposed changes to school crossing patrols
Wokingham Borough Council continually reviews the value of its non-statutory services, and in this context has been considering the effectiveness of pedestrian crossings as a proven, efficient and...
01 March 2017
- Next stage of Market Place plans
Work is due to start on 1 March to remove four trees from Market Place in Wokingham town centre, as part of multi-million pound plans to refurbish the area.
27 February 2017
- Nine Mile Ride footway for Finchampstead pupils
Wokingham Borough Council is providing a new Safe Route to School to provide a continuous path for Finchampstead pupils to walk to the new Bohunt School in Arborfield. The route is along Nine Mile...
15 February 2017
- M4 J10 closed 11 November
Highways England (HE) plans to close the junction 10 slip road from the M4 eastbound onto the A329M (towards Reading) overnight on 11 November.
03 February 2017
