Wokingham Borough Connect
 Free road closures to celebrate the coronation
It’s almost time for the biggest national event of the year which will see many borough residents and local communities throw street parties, decorate their homes with bunting and participate in various fun events to celebrate The Coronation of His Majesty The King.
We are making it easy for residents living in cul-de-sacs and roads to hold street parties by waiving road closure charges during the coronation bank holiday weekend of 6, 7 and 8 May 2023.
Residents and community groups normally have to pay to cover the cost of road closures (for the signs, diversion routes and admin needed) but the council is dropping this fee for the coronation weekend.
If you would like to hold a street party, applications are open until 16 April. We will be sharing a list of road closures nearer the time.
 Fare play Government offers more bus funding
The Government has extended its support for our bus services for three more months after we lobbied ministers on the issue.
The Department for Transport is investing a further £155 million in its nationwide Bus Recovery Grant, Local Transport Fund and subsidised £2 cap on selected fares, so these are all available until 30 June to help operators recover from the impact of coronavirus.
We welcome this, as we recently wrote to transport secretary Mark Harper arguing the original deadline of 31 March was too premature to cut off this vital support.
We’ve also extended our own financial support for subsidised routes, which was also set to expire on 31 March, until 31 August. We’re inviting bids from operators to run these services for another three years and have revised our Bus Service Improvement Plan to help get external funding.
Passenger numbers are slowly approaching pre-covid levels but times are still tough for operators, with costs like fuel, maintenance and staffing all rising. Please use these services wherever you can, to ensure they’re still there when you and future generations need them.
 How could we help you get there quicker?
You've only got until this Sunday (12 March) to answer some simple questions on how you get around the borough as we prepare to update our main strategy on providing and maintaining transport links.
Our revised Local Transport Plan, which will replace the current one when it expires in 2026, will cover roads, footways, cycle lanes, public transport and more with an even greater emphasis on active and sustainable travel
There'll be more detailed consultation before it's published, but we really want to hear from you at this early stage to ensure it accurately reflects the community's needs and wishes from the outset.
We're really pleased with the number of responses we've already had, but there's always room for more and we're particularly keen to hear more from younger people and those living in the borough's rural north.
 Upcoming roadworks
Barkham
2-way lights – Barkham Road, Barkham
The lights will be in place between Edneys Hill and Dowles Barn Close from 15 to 17 March. This is to allow South East Water to renew broken stopcock.
https://one.network/?GB133148003
Road Closure – Barkham Ride, Barkham
The closure will be in place between St James’ Road and Commonfield Road from 16 to 17 March, 10pm to 6am. This is to carry out resurfacing works.
https://one.network/?GB132142736
Earley
2-way lights – Church Road, Earley
The lights will be in place between St Peters Road and Mays Close from 15 to 18 March, 10pm to 6am. This is to allow Network Rail to carry out repair of land slip.
https://one.network/?GB132780424
Riseley
2-way lights – Basingstoke Road, Riseley
The lights will be in place south of Barge Lane from 13 to 14 March, 9.30am to 4pm. This is to carry out drainage repairs.
https://one.network/?GB133108249
Sindlesham
Multi-way lights – Bearwood Road, Sindlesham
These lights will be in place at the junction with New Road on 7 March, 9am to 4pm. This is to carry out a carriageway patch.
https://one.network/?GB133131684
Multi-way lights – Mole Road, Sindlesham
These lights will be in place on Mole Road at the junction of Mill Lane on 10 March, 9.30am to 4pm. This is to replace a gulley grate and frame.
https://one.network/?GB133109161
Shinfield
Road Closure – Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield
The closure will be in place between Whitley Wood Lane and Shinfield Road from 15 to 16 March, 8am to 6pm. This is to carry out resurfacing remedial works
https://one.network/?GB132729677
2-way lights – Shinfield Eastern Relief Road, Shinfield
The lights will be in place between Lower Earley Way and Hollow Lane on 13 March, 9.30am to 4pm. This is to repair a lantern.
https://one.network/?GB133205836
Winnersh
Multi-way lights – Longdon Road, Winnersh
These lights will be in place between Laburnum Road and Reading Road from 7 to 9 March, 10am to 2pm. This is to carry out vegetation weeding and spraying works.
https://one.network/?GB133161498
Wokingham
2-way lights – Emmbrook Road, Wokingham
The lights will be in place between Lowther Road and Reading Road on 16 March, 8am to 6pm. This is to allow Openreach to excavate and replace a pole on footway.
https://one.network/?GB132994388
Road Closure – Finchampstead Road, Wokingham
The closure will be in place between Molly Millars Lane and Oakey Drive from 13 to 24 March (Monday to Friday only), 10pm to 6am. This is to allow Network Rail to carry out vegetation work and brickwork repairs on rail structure.
https://one.network/?GB133056890
2-way lights – London Road, Wokingham
The lights will be in place between Plough Lane and Whitlock Avenue from 6 to 13 March, 7am to 7pm. This is to allow CityFibre to carry out excavation works to install duct and build associated chambers and cabinets for fibre optic cable installation
https://one.network/?GB133123843
Woodley
Multi-way lights – Fairwater Drive Woodley
These lights will be in place at the junction with Nightingale Road on 7 March, 9.30am to 4pm. This is to carry out a carriageway patch.
https://one.network/?GB133131804
Keeping up to date
- For planned and emergency roadworks, follow our Twitter and Facebook pages
- To find out about roadworks near you, visit One.network
- For active and sustainable travel, including events, training and resources, visit MyJourney Wokingham
- Visit our major new roads page for plans and updates
- For information on re-surfacing and reactive carriageway repairs visit our pothole and road repairs page
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You can report any issues with roads and streets online, including street lights, problems with traffic lights, potholes, damaged street furniture, problems with road markings and removal of dead animals.
- On our parking and permits page, you can find information including car parks and costs around the borough, resident parking permits, park and ride services and appealing a parking fine.
- Our transport and travel page includes information on applying for a senior citizen or disabled person's bus and train pass and local public transport information.
- The blue parking badges page has information on applying for, using, replacing and returning your blue badge.
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