Wokingham Borough Connect
Cash boost to help passengers get active
We're pleased to have been awarded £46,600 by South Western Railway to improve the active travel connections at four of our borough's stations.
The money, to be matched by a £10,000 contribution from us, will pay for new upright signs and posters at Wokingham, Winnersh, Winnersh Triangle and Earley displaying the walking and cycling times to other destinations.
It will also pay for four new bicycle repair stations with tyre pumps, one at each station, and a marketing campaign encouraging train passengers to walk and cycle more.
There are already several repair stations in the borough including outside Carnival Hub in Wokingham, at Bia Cycling Hub and Waitrose in Twyford and Bulmershe Leisure Centre in Woodley.
Along with proposed improvements to walking and cycling routes, and ongoing support for bus services, we’re making it easier to leave the car at home so we can improve air quality, tackle the climate emergency and reduce congestion.
Bus firms all aboard on recovery plan
A long-term effort to improve Wokingham Borough's bus services and help them recover from the impact of the pandemic has arrived at its next stop.
We’ve reached an “enhanced partnership agreement” with local bus operators, which is a legal document that sets standards and makes clear how any grants will be spent.
It calls for a high-quality, more accessible bus network and an increase in passenger numbers plus a reduction in air pollution, carbon emissions and traffic congestion. It sets nine goals including restoring services to pre-pandemic levels, faster journeys, simpler fares and more.
We did this to secure Government funding towards the goals of our Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), which we published earlier this year. The Department for Transport (DfT) has so far awarded us £401,322 to start making these a reality.
It’s all part of our wider efforts to make walking, cycling and taking public transport more attractive, which will reduce pollution and congestion and help us honour our climate emergency commitments. For information, see our My Journey Wokingham page.
Barrier replacement works on A3290
We will be replacing the barriers on the A3290 between the A4 Suttons Seeds roundabout flyover and Thames Valley Park in both directions.
The work will take plaace throughout October until mid-November and temporary closures will be in place.
27 September to 7 November - A3290 southeast towards Wokingham
- Lane one will be closed 24 hours a day from Thames Valley Park to the flyover.
- Lane two will remain open to traffic.
- Pedestrians will be diverted through safe areas alongside the work site.
2 October to 11 November - A3290 slip road southeast towards Wokingham
- Lane one of the slip road will be closed 24 hours a day.
- Lane two will remain open to traffic.
30 October to 13 November - A3290 northwest towards Thames Valley Park
- Lane one will be closed 24 hours a day from the flyover to Thames Valley Park.
- Lane two will remain open to traffic.
- The slip road toward Thames Valley Park will be closed 24 hours a day. A diversion will be in place for those wanting to access Thames Valley Park, via the A3290 towards Wokingham to the Winnersh Triangle interchange then via the A3290 to Thames Valley Park.
- Pedestrians will be diverted through safe areas alongside the work site.
- Bus services will be affected and we share more information nearer the time.
Upcoming roadworks
Earley
Multi-way lights – London Road Earley
These lights will be in place between The Drive and Chiltern Crescent on 5 October to 1 November, 8amd to 6pm to allow CityFibre to carry out excavation works for fibre optic cable installation.
https://one.network/?GB135767538
2-way lights – Lower Earley Way West Earley
These lights will be in place near roundabout with Beeston Way on 9 to 10 October, 9.30am to 4pm to allow Vodafone to carry out works on telecoms cabinets.
https://one.network/?GB135761380
Sindlesham
Multi-way lights – King Street Lane Sindlesham
These lights will be in place at the roundabout with Mole Road and Bearwood Road on 9 October, 9.30am to 3.30pm to carry out lantern replacement.
https://one.network/?GB135789273
Multi-way lights – Bearwood Road Sindlesham
These lights will be in place at the junction of Sadlers End on 9 October, 9.30am to 4pm to carry out a lamp column realignment.
https://one.network/?GB135789581
Spencers Wood
Multi-way lights – Hyde End Road Spencers Wood
These lights will be in place at the junction of Grovelands Road on 12 to 24 October, 9.30am to 4pm to allow Gigaclear to carry out excavation to install new apparatus.
https://one.network/?GB135618034
Swallowfield
Multi-way lights – Swallowfield Street Swallowfield
These lights will be in place at the junction of Basingstoke Road on 9 to 11 October, 8am to 6pm to allow Gigaclear to carry out works in the footway and verge.
https://one.network/?GB135837331
Three Mile Cross
2-way lights – Church Lane Three Mile Cross
These lights will be in place between Brookers Hill and Hayes Drive on 10 to 20 October, 8am to 6pm to allow Gigaclear to carry out excavation works.
https://one.network/?GB135476376
Wokingham
Road Closure – Station Road Wokingham
This closure will be in place between Reading Road and Wellington Road on 10 to 12 October, 7.30pm to 6am to allow SEW to carry out removal of old apparatus in the carriageway.
https://one.network/?GB135028267
Multi-way lights – Woosehill Wokingham
These lights will be in place at the junction of Heron Road on 10 October, 9.30am to 3.30pm to carry out an investigation and repair a cable fault on a lamp column.
https://one.network/?GB135823829
Multi-way lights – Barkham Road Wokingham
These lights will be in place at the junction with Sandy Lane and Doles Lane on 12 to 16 October, 8am to 5pm to allow SEW to carry out replacement of false top on sluice valve.
https://one.network/?GB135682394
Road Closure – Barkham Road Wokingham
This closure will be in place at Station Level Crossing on 14 to 16 October,1am to 4am to allow Network Rail to carry out excavation at the crossing to install cable ducts.
https://one.network/?GB135765989
2-way lights – Barkham Road Wokingham
These lights will be in place near Ye Old Leathern Bottle on 9 October, 9.30am to 3.30pm to carry out checking of telecell ID.
https://one.network/?GB135874042
Woodley
Road Closure – The Bader Way Woodley
This closure will be in place between A3290 and Mohawk Way on 6 to 9 October, 8pm to 5am to allow The Electricity Network Company Ltd to carry out removal of scaffolding on bridge for cabling works.
https://one.network/?GB135875839
Road Closure – Sandford Lane Woodley
This closure will be in place at the jct of Mohawk Way on 9 to 11 October, 8am to 6pm to allow CityFibre to carry out excavation works for fibre optic cable installation.
https://one.network/?GB135781394
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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