Roads and travel news archive
- Reading to Wokingham Toy Run 2022 road closures
Information on Reading Toy Run rolling road closures
24 November 2022
- Residents and businesses asked for feedback on new traffic enforcement powers
Wokingham Borough Council is seeking views from residents, businesses and other interested parties on their plans to apply to take over the enforcement of some moving traffic offences across the...
21 November 2022
- Locations confirmed for new electric vehicle chargers
The sites have now been revealed for dozens of new electric vehicle charging points which should encourage greater ownership when they are installed with Government funding next year. Twelve of the...
18 November 2022
- Cyclists and pedestrians welcome as new road opens
A new road, which has a separate footway and cycleway on both sides to improve access for all and encourage active travel, is now opening to serve new homes at the former Arborfield Garrison. Nine...
09 November 2022
- Safer new path to station would put green ambitions on track
A new traffic-free walking and cycling route could be built between Twyford and Charvil if a funding bid by Wokingham Borough Council is successful. The authority, which wants to improve its active...
09 November 2022
- New piazza and green space at expanded Park and Ride
The latest phase of the renovation and expansion of Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride, in partnership with the owners of Winnersh Triangle Business Park, is under way. Wokingham Borough Council is...
07 November 2022
- Parking fee rise agreed to protect services and reduce costs
A proposed increase in off-street car parking fees, the first in almost five years, has been given the go-ahead following further discussion by Wokingham Borough Council. At a meeting on Tuesday (25...
27 October 2022
- Challenge yourself to cycle and walk for rewards this winter
As winter approaches, everyone aged over 13 who lives, works or studies in Wokingham borough has even more time to rack up points and win prizes for walking, cycling or using public transport. The My...
13 October 2022
- Huge numbers come forward to shape walking and cycling plans
Residents, businesses and community groups across Wokingham borough have been thanked for sharing their views on proposals to improve the area's walking and cycling links in the long term. Wokingham...
13 October 2022
- Next phase of Wokingham to Arborfield greenway begins
Work is about to start on the next phase of Wokingham Borough Council's greenways, a network of typically traffic-free paths linking key destinations across the borough. The authority's contractor...
13 October 2022
- Help us make it easier for you to walk and cycle around the borough
Everyone who lives or works in Wokingham borough, or visits regularly, is invited to share their thoughts on two proposals to make walking and cycling around it safer and more accessible. From 11...
13 October 2022
- Smoother school run thanks to new traffic-free path
The latest of Wokingham Borough Council's greenways, a network of mostly traffic-free routes linking major destinations in the borough, has been officially opened to the public. It crosses Woosehill...
23 September 2022
- New parking charges would keep highways in top shape
The council's decision-making executive is set to discuss a proposed increase in car park charges to ensure it can sustain highway services that borough residents have benefited from over the last...
22 September 2022
- Powering up the borough's drive for greener travel
Dozens of electric vehicle charging points are a step closer to being installed across Wokingham borough now that funding has become available. Wokingham Borough Council is about to receive a...
21 September 2022
- Go back to school by bus to save money and the planet
Children and young people returning to school in Wokingham borough are being encouraged to take advantage of cheap bus travel - and make the most of it in their spare time too. Wokingham Borough...
20 September 2022
- Giving everyone a voice on cycling and walking improvements
A CONSULTATION on ideas to improve Wokingham borough's walking and cycling links is being relaunched to ensure all residents, businesses and other interested parties can have their say. Since 11...
08 September 2022
- More time to comment on walking and cycling improvements
A consultation on possible improvements to Wokingham borough's walking and cycling routes has been extended until Sunday, 4 September. Wokingham Borough Council is seeking comments on its draft Local...
25 August 2022
- Vital bus services roll on after urgent council talks
SEVERAL key bus links whose futures were in doubt have been saved until at least next spring by Wokingham Borough Council. As part of its commitment to supporting active and sustainable travel, the...
19 August 2022
- Colourful new training aid will give horses and riders confidence
Horse riders have a chance to prepare for some eye-catching road improvements which Wokingham Borough Council is planning to carry out. The highways authority is lining up an innovative overhaul of...
17 August 2022
- Campaign to speed up trains gathering steam
Wokingham Borough Council is campaigning to improve train journey times between stations in Wokingham borough and London Waterloo in a bid to encourage more people to use the service. The 36-mile...
16 August 2022
