Thousands of residents have improved roads outside their homes after Wokingham Borough Council completed resurfacing on almost 100 streets across the area.
The council took advantage of quieter roads in April and May to complete work on key travel routes across the borough when many were not using their cars.
Works have continued through the spring and into the summer, with more than £2million spent to improve surfaces in all areas of the borough.
More investment in improving the borough’s roads will take place in September, with more full resurfacing schemes planned to take place through the autumn.
More information on these will be made available later this summer, with residents on the roads the council will be working on informed directly by letter.
Complete so far
The works included 21 roads, which were carried over from our 2019-20 programme, which was delayed by wet weather.
| Treatment type | Completed | Cost (approx.) |
| Full resurfacing | 17 | £1,142,553 |
| Surface dressing | 19 | £754,058 |
| Micro-asphalt | 63 | £208,057 |
| TOTAL | 99 | £2,104,694 |
More information on the different types of roads treatment can be found on the council’s website.
What they said
“We’ve earmarked £8million for road improvements across the borough in 2020-21 and it’s fantastic many residents will already be seeing the benefits of this,” said Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, executive member for highways and transport.
“We know our residents want to see investment in our roads and with more than half the completed roads so far being residential, that means many will see it outside their own front doors, as well as on key transport routes.
“We’d like to thank our contractors and partners on this project, for helping us bring it forward quickly and take advantage of quieter roads to complete these improvements with minimal disruption to residents.”
Making the most of lockdown
Lockdown measures caused road usage in the borough to drop by 50 per cent and roadworks by utilities companies to drop by more than 33 per cent, providing an opportunity to complete work in potentially disruptive locations first including the A4 and the Showcase roundabout.
The roads were chosen through scoring from surveys on roads across the area, meaning the council spends money on roads where work is most needed. Work often takes place in off-peak hours during the day, 9.30am to 4pm, or overnight to minimise disruption to residents.
Full list of roads
Full Resurfacing
Reading Road, Showcase roundabout on slip westbound, Winnersh
Reading Road, Loddon Bridge Road to Showcase roundabout, Winnersh
Reading Road, Showcase roundabout to Wharfdale Road, Winnersh
Finchampstead Road, Finchampstead North
Bath Road, Pound Lane roundabout, Sonning
Fishponds Road, Wokingham
Molly Millars Lane, Wokingham
Thames Street, Sonning
School Green, Shinfield
Easthampstead Road, Wokingham
Glebelands Road, Wokingham
Wescott Road*, Wokingham
Pitts Lane,Woodley
Miles Way,Woodley
Wiltshire Road,Wokingham
Mortimer Road,Shinfield
Surface dressing
Swallowfield bypass, Swallowfield
Grazeley Green Road, Shinfield
Bath Road, Sonning
Bath Road, Hare Hatch
Hyde End Road, Shinfield
School Road, Swallowfield
School Lane, Swallowfield
Church Road, Farley Hill
Plough Lane, Wokingham
Bearwood Road, Wokingham
Arbor Lane, Winnersh
Lines Road, Hurst
Nelsons Lane, Hurst
Hogmoor Lane, Hurst
Colemansmoor Road, Woodley
Tippings Lane, Woodley
Butts Hill Road, Sonning
Pound Lane, Sonning
Wargrave Road, Wargrave
Culham Lane, Wargrave
Mole Road, Sindlesham
Micro asphalt
HIGH STREET Wargrave
BAYLISS ROAD Wargrave
MENDIP CLOSE Charvil
LITTLE GLEBE, Sonning
FAIRWATER DRIVE, Woodley
WALLACE CLOSE, Woodley
LARCH DRIVE, Woodley
ROSEWOOD, Woodley
LINDEN ROAD, Woodley
AUSTIN ROAD, Woodley
GREENACRES AVENUE, Winnersh
CHATSWORTH AVENUE, Winnersh
DANYWERN DRIVE, Winnersh
LENHAM CLOSE,Winnersh
EDENHAM CLOSE, Earley
THE DELPH, Earley
WHITTON CLOSE, Earley
FELIXSTOWE CLOSE, Earley
RATBY CLOSE, Hawkedon
DODDINGTON CLOSE, Earley
MERRIFIELD CLOSE, Earley
LITTINGTON CLOSE, Earley
NASH CLOSE, Earley
MALTBY WAY, Hillside
MITFORD CLOSE, Shinfield North
REGIS CLOSE, Shinfield North
WOODSIDE WAY, Shinfield North
Drewett Close, Shinfield
FAIRMEAD ROAD, Shinfield South
ELIZABETH ROUT CLOSE, Shinfield South
ROWAN DRIVE, Wokingham Without
GREENSIDE, Wokingham Without
REGIS CLOSE, Shinfield North
WOODSIDE WAY, Shinfield North
Drewett Close, Shinfield
FAIRMEAD ROAD, Shinfield South
ELIZABETH ROUT CLOSE, Shinfield South
ROWAN DRIVE, Wokingham Without
GREENSIDE, Wokingham Without
TICKENOR DRIVE, Finchampstead North
RADICAL RIDE, Finchampstead North
CHALLENOR CLOSE, Finchampstead North
MCCARTHY WAY, Finchampstead North
BRAMSHILL CLOSE, Arborfield/Barkham
OAKLANDS DRIVE, Wokingham
LIME CLOSE, Wokingham
SNOWBERRY CLOSE, Wokingham
WALNUT CLOSE, Wokingham
WISTERIA CLOSE, Wokingham
APPLE CLOSE, Wokingham
BEECHNUT CLOSE, Wokingham
ROWAN CLOSE, Wokingham
MAGNOLIA WAY, Wokingham
LINDEN CLOSE, Wokingham
HAZEL CLOSE, Wokingham
LAUREL CLOSE, Wokingham
EVERGREEN WAY, Wokingham
MAGNOLIA WAY, Wokingham
FALCON WAY, Wokingham
RANCES LANE, Wescott
WATERLOO ROAD, Wokingham
WALTON CLOSE, Bulmershe & Whitegates
BRUCE ROAD, Woodley
REDWOOD AVENUE, Loddon
STOWMARKET CLOSE Earley
LEISTON CLOSEEarley
HARWICH CLOSEEarley
SOUTHWOLD CLOSE Earley
BUDGES ROAD, Norreys
HEELAS ROAD, Emmbrook
PLOUGH LANE,Norreys
Emmbrook Road, Emmbrook
