Wokingham Borough Connect
 Park and Ride sites revived thanks to grants
We’ve agreed to provide funding, through a Government grant, to relaunch a park and ride bus between Winnersh Triangle and central Reading from late November.
It’ll run every 20 minutes on Saturdays until at least April 2024. We’d like to extend it to weekdays as well, depending on passenger numbers.
Funding for this renewed Reading Buses service is time-limited, so it must become commercially viable by March 2025 or it might have to stop again.
We’re also opening Coppid Beech car park, off Oak Avenue in Wokingham town, so passengers can park near the Lion 4/X4 bus stops on London Road.
Usage of the site, which also has 14 electric vehicle chargepoints, will be monitored and it could shut again if it isn’t well used. Please make the most of it if you can.
The Department for Transport provided funding to support our Bus Service Improvement Plan. We published this as part of our efforts to cut air pollution and tackle the climate emergency.
The park and ride sites were funded by the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership and contributions from housing developers.
 Event road closures
Between now and Christmas, there are some road closures for occasions including fireworks, Remembrance parades and Christmas events. Please be aware of the closures below to help plan your journey:
Fireworks
Wokingham Fireworks
A rolling road closure will be in place on 4 November from Wokingham Town Hall on Broad Street to Cantley Field on Milton Road between 6.15pm and 7.30pm for the torchlight parade.
Woodley and Earley Fireworks
Neighbouring roads to Laurel Park will have closures and parking restrictions from 5pm to 9pm on 4 November while the firework event takes place.
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance parades will be happening on 12 November in three areas of the borough.
Arborfield will take place 10.30am to 11.50am
Wargrave will take place 9.10am to 11.30am
Wokingham will take place 2.30pm to 4pm
Christmas events
Wokingham Winter Carnival
Wokingham town centre will be closed on 26 November from just beyond the junction at Easthampstead Road through to the car park on Denmark Street and the junction at Rectory Road.
Twyford Together Christmas Fayre
London Road will be closed between Springfield Park and the crossroads from 3pm to 10.30pm on 1 December.
Reading Toy Run
Rolling road closures will be in place on 3 December between the Black Boy roundabout in Shinfield to High Close School on Wiltshire Road in Wokingham for the Reading Toy Run.
 Asphalt preservation brings big carbon savings
This year, our contractors VolkerHighways have completed 86,653m2 of asphalt preservation works across 15 roads in the borough. That is the equivalent area of 332 tennis courts!
Asphalt preservation is a sustainable and cost-effective solution to improve roads, by sealing the surface layer, extending the resilience and performance of a road surface.
When compared to conventional warm mix resurfacing, the asphalt preservation programme achieved 396.8tonnes of co2e savings, around 90 per cent carbon saving. This is equivalent to driving 1,474,983 miles in a typical diesel car.
The programme has covered all types of roads, with its largest schemes being along the A321/320 Finchampstead Road and A4 New Bath Road where the team completed over 10,000m2 at each location of asphalt preservation solution.
If you'd like to find out more about how our roads are maintained, or how to report an issue on our highways, please visit our roadworks and outdoor maintenance webpage.
Reporting problems with manhole covers
Many manhole covers are owned by utility companies such as Thames Water or South East Water and must be repaired by them, but we work very closely with them to keep all our residents safe.
If you need to report an urgent issue that requires immediate attention, call us directly on 0118 974 6000 and select the 'highways' option Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 5pm. Outside of these times (and on bank holidays), please call 0800 212 111.
To report a non-urgent fault visit our website, click on the location of the manhole cover on the map and provide a brief description of the problem. We will provide you with a reference number and you can keep up to date with the progress of your report via our fault tracker. This information can also be sent directly to your inbox if you provide your email address.
 Upcoming roadworks
Barkham
2-way lights Barkham Street
The lights will be in place between Church Lane and Barkham Road, from 6 to 9 November, 9pm to 5am. This is to allow Thames Water to carry out water mains repairs. https://one.network/?GB136000501
Charvil
Road Closure – Park Lane
The closure will be in place between Waingels Road and The Hawthorns, from 6 to 7 November, 10pm to 5am. This is to allow Network Rail to carry out a bridge inspection. https://one.network/?GB135877549
Finchampstead
Road Closure – Holybush Ride
The closure will be in place between Lower Wokingham Road and Heath Ride from 31 October to 29 November. This is to allow CityFibre to carry out installation of fibre optic cables and associated works. https://one.network/?GB136029389
Road Closure – Blakes Lane
The closure will be in place between Blakes Road and Bear Lane from 6 November 2023 to 1 March 2024. This is to allow SGN to carry out gas main replacement works. https://one.network/?GB135422609
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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