Wokingham Borough Connect
 Let's Experience Electric
If you want to know more about owning an electric vehicle, then pop down to our free event at Elms Field in Wokingham on 21 September.
Let's Experience Electric will be running the event during which you'll have a chance to test drive electric cars, find out more about the costs of buying an electric vehicle and available grants, as well as finding out more about e-cargo bikes.
We'll send out further information on the event nearer the time.
 Travel more for less
Next week sees the return of a weekday service from Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride. The first 50,000 passengers will travel for less at just £1 for parking and a return bus journey.
The service will run four times an hour on weekdays (6.45am to 6pm) and Saturdays (8am to 6pm). The offer has been extended to Mereoak park and ride and in part to Thames Valley park and ride.
Timetables can be found on the Reading Buses website.
Winnersh Triangle park and ride
Customers will need to register their car numberplate at car park machines and pay on the bus as normal.
Tickets will cost £1 per person, including parking.
Mereoak park and ride
Customers will park as normal and there are no ticket machines to register their car numberplate, then pay on the bus as normal.
Tickets will cost £1 per person, including parking.
Thames Valley Business Park park and ride
Customers will park and pay for parking as normal.
Tickets will cost £1 per person, excluding parking.
Funding
Funding for the service has been allocated from grant money awarded to councils from the Department for Transport.
We have used some of our grant to subsidise the service, while Reading Borough Council have used some of their grant to offer discounted tickets.
 Changes to bus timetables from September
From September, there will be some changes to borough bus routes.
Reading Buses are increasing the frequency on two of their routes.
Leopard 3 will increase from every 20 to 15 minutes throughout the day. Shinfield will be every 15 minutes, Arborfield every 15 minutes in peak time and 30 minutes off peak and Wokingham hourly.
Claret 21 serving Lower Earley will be increased from every 20 to 15 minutes throughout the day.
Carousel Buses will be removing the 800 and X80 routes and all buses will operate as service 850 via Wargrave and Twyford between Henley-on-Thames and Reading, up to every 20 minutes weekdays, every 30 minutes on Saturday and hourly on Sunday.
 Reading Festival traffic delays expected
Reading Festival returns next week and people are reminded that it will be busier travelling in and around central Reading, with more than 100,000 people attending the three-day event.
Travel is expected to be particularly bad from Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 August as people arrive and again on Monday 26 August as people leave.
More information about travelling to and from the event can be found on the Reading Borough Council website.
 Upcoming roadworks
Earley
Multi-way lights - Cutbush Lane, Earley
CityFibre will be carrying out remedial works on Cutbush Lane, with multi-way traffic lights at the junction with Bradmore Way from 20 to 22 August, between 9.30am and 4pm.
https://one.network/?GB139897054
Finchampstead
Road Closure - B3016 Finchampstead Road and Jubilee Road
We'll be closing the road between Nine Mile Ride and The Ridges to carry out resurfacing on Finchampstead Road and Jubilee Road between 19 and 27 August from 8pm to 6am.
https://one.network/?GB139785464
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Sindlesham
Multi-way lights - B3030 Mole Road
BT will be clearing blockages on B3030 Mole Road, with multi-way lights at the junction with Wheatsheaf Close from 24 to 25 August.
https://one.network/?GB139880623
Spencers Wood
Road Closure - The Square
BT will be closing the road between Basingstoke Road and Hyde End Road for fibre optic installation works at The Square from 19 to 23 August.
https://one.network/?GB138848920
Three Mile Cross
Road Closure - Hartley Court Road
BT will be closing the road between Hartley Close and Great Lea to replace some poles on Hartley Court Road on 22 August from 9.30am to 3.30pm.
https://one.network/?GB139699240
Winnersh
Multi-way lights - B3030 Robin Hood Lane
BT will be installing fibre optics on B3030 Robin Hood Lane, with multi-way lights at the junction with Church Close from 19 to 20 August.
https://one.network/?GB139853078
Multi-way lights – A329 Reading Road
From 19 August, SGN will be undertaking essential gas mains replacement work along the A329 Reading Road, between Westbrook Court and the Loddon Bridge and Bader Way interchange. These works are expected to last until Autumn 2024.
Traffic lights will be in place during peak hours over the school holidays, and then off-peak once schools return. There will be a temporary closure of Arbor Lane at the junction with A329 Reading Road from 2 to 13 September.
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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 projects 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
- You can track the progress of any issue you have reported with your reference number
- 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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