Highways & Transport

WORK on the latest phase of a series of bus priority corridors in Reading will begin later this week (w/c

MAJOR repairs to two Town Centre roads will see temporary traffic and bus diversions in place while essential work takes

READING Borough Council is seeking volunteers to become local Air Quality Champions and help spread its clean air and anti-idling

READING’S first section of Red Route is set to go live from next week. A Red route is a ‘no

WORKS to raise the road level at Island Road to prevent future flooding begins on Monday (January 15th), with visitors

WORK on the next phase of a key new cycle route – which will eventually cross Reading and Berkshire –

THE total number of bus journeys in Reading soared by one million trips last year – once again bucking the

BUS passengers using the Mereoak Park and Ride can expect quicker journey times along the busy A33 from this week

WORK to demolish the existing arch bridge at Cow Lane in Reading was completed over the weekend, meaning Cow Lane

A CAMPAIGN to encourage drivers to switch off engines when their vehicles are stationary, other than when waiting in traffic

HOSPITAL visitors and staff can take advantage of an extended park and ride service running regular buses between Mereoak and

TEN residential and minor roads across Reading will be the next to benefit from the Council’s annual resurfacing programme, which

WORK on the second phase of a key new cycle route which will cross Reading and Berkshire is set to

PLANS to build a new railway station at Green Park reach a key landmark next week with Reading Borough Council

READING Borough Council has taken delivery of its first ever electric-powered van, with more to be added to the Council

  NEARLY 100,000 revellers will descend on Reading Festival this year and local residents are being reminded to plan ahead

THE annual summer major roads resurfacing programme got under way in Reading this morning (Tuesday 1st August). The five-week programme

PLANS for a new railway station at Green Park have received a £2.3m boost following a successful bid for government

THE future of ReadyBike – Reading’s public bicycle hire scheme – has been secured after Hourbike won a new contract

BUS users and residents are being encouraged to respond to a consultation on the proposed removal of Council subsidy for

Reading Borough Council has completed its scheme to protect homes from flooding in East Reading by carrying out major improvement

A PLANNING application to build a dedicated new bus, pedestrian and cycle route between East Reading and the Town Centre

A NEW scheme requiring businesses in Reading to have a licence to display an A-board outside their premises will come

A RANDOM sample of more than 3,000 Reading residents will soon be asked to give their views on the town’s

THE Council’s on-going programme of felling and replacing dying trees in the borough continues next week. As part of an

A HOST of events are being run by BikeSmart Reading this week to mark Bike Week and build on the

The resurfacing of two major roads in Reading will take place later this month after the works were postponed from

MEMBERS of the public are being asked to look out for drain cover thieves and for missing ironworks in the

Off peak lane closures will be in operation on the A33 from Tuesday 30th May as work to speed up

Reading Borough Council will examine the detail of the Government’s proposed air pollution plan before considering options for a local

A PUBLIC consultation on the creation of an official new cycle route along the Thames Path begins on Thursday this

MOTORISTS are being encouraged to get out of their cars and onto their bikes through a new initiative which rewards

PHASE 2 of a major scheme to speed up bus journeys along the A33 will get under this week. The

The next phase of work on a key new cycle route – which will eventually cross Reading and Berkshire –

NEIGHBOURS are being invited to hold street parties as part of the national Big Lunch weekend without having to pay

A STRETCH of pavement and carriageway in the town centre is to be affected by closures over the next five

THE next phase of work on a key new cycle route – which will eventually cross Reading and Berkshire –

COMMUTERS and residents are being given forward notice of changes to bus stops and the taxi rank to the south

NETWORK Rail’s project to widen and improve the long-standing bottleneck at Cow Lane is set to begin in the Autumn,

WORK begins next week on the Reading section of a key new cross-Berkshire cycle route which will eventually run from

PLANS to build the Reading section of a key new cross-Berkshire cycle route are set to get the go-ahead at

PENSIONERS are being reminded that they will no longer be able to use their concessionary bus passes before 9.30am on

THE first stretch of the Council’s A33 bus lane is complete and opened to buses for the first time on

PLANS to extend improvement works to speed up buses along the A33 by building a dedicated southbound bus lane to

  THE total number of bus journeys in Reading soared by 1.2 million trips last year, bucking the national trend