Another Fifteen Sections of Main Roads To Be Resurfaced In Reading
- Reading's major roads resurfacing programme restarts again on Tuesday 27 May
- 15 sections of major roads will be improved as part of a two-year programme resurfacing 64 sections
- Work is part of a wider £8m Council investment that includes hundreds of residential roads
FIFTEEN sections of major roads are to be resurfaced in Reading over the next six weeks as Reading’s biggest ever road resurfacing programme continues.
The programme will begin on Tuesday 27 May on Northumberland Avenue, and conclude on Berkeley Avenue on Saturday 5 July with 13 other road sections resurfaced in between. This will take the number of major road sections improved so far this year to 30, after 15 other stretches of major roads were resurfaced in March and April.
The work forms part of a two-year programme which is seeing 64 sections of major roads around Reading being improved for residents this year alone.
The £4m major roads programme forms part of a wider £8m Reading Borough Council investment that also covers smaller residential roads, 100 of which were surfaced between February and the end of April this year.
The Council’s commitment to improving highways has already led to:
- The number of residential roads officially classified as in ‘good’ condition rising from 35% to 85%
- Completion of a 3-year, £9m investment in road improvements followed by the start of the current £8m investment
- A 39% reduction in the number of pothole reports from the public, from 1,913 in 2021/22 to 1,168 in 2023/24
- Improvements to over 800 roads since 2019
The sections of road being improved will see closures to ensure work can be carried out quickly and safely, and a temporary ‘no waiting at any time traffic order’ will be in place to prevent parking on the road while the works are being undertaken. Residents and businesses directly affected will see advance notices put out alerting them to the work, along with on-street closure notices and resident letters being posted through doors. Residents will need to follow the signed diversions but will be provided with access on an individual basis when it is safe to do so throughout the process. Additionally, bus diversions will be in place.
Karen Rowland, Lead Councillor for Environmental Services and Community Safety, said:
“I hope residents are as pleased as we are to see the momentum continuing with our road improvements in Reading. With the Council’s substantial investment in both major and residential roads, these improvements are being made to benefit all of Reading’s residents, who have asked us to prioritise road improvements.
“We recognise that at times there are frustrations with road closures, but we ask everyone to bear with us as we do our best to get these improvements made as quickly and efficiently as possible. I do hope and trust that residents are noticing the difference and are pleased with the results”.
The contract is being delivered by the Council’s contractor FM Conway as part of a rolling programme, with the schedule of works for this phase outlined below:
1 Northumberland Avenue (from Newcastle Road to Christchurch Gardens)
27 May for 4 days (8am-5pm)
2 Honey End Lane (remedial work only)
28 May for 1 day (8am-5pm)
3 Whitley Wood Lane (remedial work only)
28 May for 1 day (8am-5pm)
4 Caversham Park Road (from Kingsway to Caversham Park Primary School)
29 May for 2 days (8am-5pm)
5 Coley Avenue (full length)
2 June for 2 days (8am-5pm)
6 Queens Road (from Sidmouth Street to Watlington Street
4 June for 3 nights (7pm-1am)
7 Bath Road (from Burrcroft Road to lamp column 3410)
10 June for 4 nights (7pm-1am)
8 Donkin Hill (full length)
16 June for 2 days (8am-5pm)
9 Briants Avenue (full length
18 June for 2 days (8am-5pm)
10 Cavendish Road (full length)
20 June for 1 day (8am-5pm)
11 Silver Street/Mount Pleasant (full length)
23 June for 2 days (8am-5pm)
12 Southampton Street (from Upper Crown Street to Whitley Street)
25 June for 1 day (8am-5pm)
13 Peppard Road (from Yarnton Close to borough boundary)
26 June for 2 days (8am-5pm)
14 Caversham Road (from railway bridge to Tudor Road)
30 June for 2 nights (7pm-1am)
15 Berkeley Avenue (from St Saviours Road to Pell Street)
2 July for 3 nights (7pm-1am)