Roads and travel news archive
- Long term closure to fix collapsed road in Finchampstead
The Ridges in Finchampstead will be closed for up to a year to repair a collapsed section of road. A closure has been in place since last month after a section of the road began to collapse. After...
15 April 2021
- £6million road improvements for 2020-21 complete
More than 130 roads across Wokingham Borough have seen improvements in the last year. Wokingham Borough Council's annual road maintenance programme for 2020-21 is now complete, with more than...
12 April 2021
- Council to receive further DEFRA funding for air quality improvements
DEFRA has allocated an air quality grant to allow Wokingham Borough Council together with neighbouring councils Bracknell Forest and West Berkshire to work with the PPP to deliver ambitious and...
09 April 2021
- Council looking to better understand demand for electric vehicle charging
Wokingham Borough Council is seeking the views of local residents, businesses and visitors to understand which locations within the borough would benefit most from electric vehicle charging points.
24 March 2021
- Council seeks approval to update home to school transport appeals process
Wokingham Borough Council is hoping its plans to improve the home to school transport appeals process are approved later this week after taking on board feedback from local residents and...
23 March 2021
- £4.8million resurfacing programme for 2021-22 revealed
Sixty seven roads will be improved and renewed as part of Wokingham Borough Council's £4.8million resurfacing programme for 2021-22. Our contractors will be working across the borough on the roads...
23 March 2021
- Council receives government grants to continue vital air quality projects with our schools
Wokingham Borough Council has announced that its vital air quality improvement project has been extended after receiving £125000 grant from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
23 March 2021
- Council adopts new government guidance on active travel infrastructure
Wokingham Borough Council has approved plans to put cycling and walking infrastructure at the centre of future highways design plans
16 March 2021
- Badgers settle into new home
Badgers have taken to a new home created for them in Finchampstead. Two artificial setts have been created by Wokingham Borough Council and its partners after a sett was found near the area planned...
16 March 2021
- Local cycling and walking infrastructure plan for Wokingham Borough
Wokingham Borough Council is reaching out to residents to find out how it can encourage more walking and cycling throughout Wokingham borough
15 March 2021
- Construction begins on Coppid Beech park and ride
A new £3million park and ride for Wokingham has begun construction. Wokingham Borough Council's contractor AH Willis has started to create the 250-space Coppid Beech park and ride. It will provide a...
09 March 2021
- Your views on new cycling facilities
Plans to improve cycling facilities outside Wokingham town centre and linking Woodley and Earley to Reading are being drawn up. It comes after Wokingham Borough Council was awarded £576,650 towards...
01 March 2021
- Gritting crews step up during cold snap
Gritting crews for Wokingham Borough Council covered more than 4,400 kilometres during the recent cold snap to keep the borough's roads clear and moving for essential journeys. Our five gritters...
16 February 2021
- Park and ride projects set to begin construction
Construction of a new park and ride, and expansion of another in Wokingham borough are set to begin, with nearly £10million being invested in the facilities. Work is to start on the new Coppid Beech...
22 January 2021
- You spoke, we listened – a quicker and easier online blue badge process launched
We have launched an improved, quicker process for residents applying for a Blue Badge, after listening to your feedback.
18 January 2021
- Smart drainage trial in Earley and Arborfield
Wokingham Borough Council is trialling smart drainage sensors to help deal with flooding in the borough. These have been placed at key locations in Earley and Arborfield to provide real-time data on...
13 January 2021
- £1.7million resurfacing phase begins
Twelve roads across Wokingham borough will be resurfaced this spring as the council continues its investment in the area's roads. Key transport routes in Woodley, Finchampstead, Barkham and Earley...
12 January 2021
- Nine roads resurfaced and more on the way
Wokingham Borough Council's second phase of resurfacing has now been completed. Nine key transport routes across the area have seen worked completed with more than £500,000 invested this autumn.
21 December 2020
- Local school children tell drivers to switch off their engines
Local school girl Mahveen Rafay has seen Wokingham Borough Council bring her prize-winning artwork to the attention residents across the borough after it was put up in key areas around the borough to...
21 December 2020
- Looking after your mental health and wellbeing through physical exercise
Wokingham Borough Council is reaching out to its residents to raise awareness about the positive effect that being active can have on how we feel
07 December 2020
