National Highways plans to close lanes between junction 10 at Wokingham and junction 12 at Theale to install the safety areas[1]. This is on top of other planned closures relating to bridge safety repairs[2].
An email newsletter from Wokingham Borough …
The government’s National Highways agency is planning to install emergency areas along the M4[1] as part of plans to make ‘smart motorways’ safer.
A letter to local ‘stakeholders’ from National Highways project sponsor Felicity Clayton said work could …
Working in partnership with SH Structures, Collett Transport, a leading provider of heavy transport solutions, successfully completed the delivery of the two wide bridge sections, each measuring 26 metres and 27 metres in length respectively and 4 metr…
The work, which began on February 2 is in its second week, with Wokingham Borough Council reminding residents of the closure of two level crossings.
During the works, Wokingham Level Crossing on Barkham Road and Star Lane Level Crossing on Easthampstea…
Network Rail, the British State-owned company responsible for the nation’s railway infrastructure, is set to begin railway reliability upgrades between the Reading, Bracknell and Gatwick Airport stations.
This week-long upgrade, taking place over the F…
Rail services between Reading[1], Bracknell[2] and Guildford[3] will be disrupted for more than three weeks as level crossings[4] and signalling systems[5] are upgraded in the vicinity. Road users will also be subject to a number of diversions.
The wor…
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A section of the M4 is partially closed after a crash. The crash took place on the M4 eastbound near Reading shortly before 1pm on Tuesday (October 24).
Two lanes of the eastbound carriageway are closed between J11 A33 Basingstoke Road (Reading) and J1…
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Rail passengers face a double whammy of fare hikes if the one-day Travelcard is withdrawn, campaigners warned on Thursday.
They said off-peak fares[1] into London[2] would rise by about seven per cent if Mayor Sadiq Khan[3] presses ahead with p…
After a relatively damp summer, many people will have been left revelling in this late-season sunshine. Temperatures have risen above average and the rain appears to have largely abated.
While it has not been cold this summer, it has been noticeably da…
Added on 25th August 2023 Wokingham[1] Moving Traffic Enforcement , Wokingham Council[2][3]The Department for Transport has approved Wokingham Borough Council’s[4] application to take on the enforcement of moving traffic. Offences. These changes wil…
The names of five new Reading bin lorries have been revealed after a public survey. In June, Reading Borough Council[1] asked borough residents and primary school children to name five electric bin lorries that have joined the fleet.
The first two truc…
Starting on Saturday 19 August, Network Rail[1] will be working on digital signalling[2], which will mean that three parts of the railway in Berkshire[3] and London[4] will close for a total of fourteen days.
The following sections of the railway will …
Sporting Life columnist Richard Fahey is now among the leading trainers in the country – but 25 years ago he was still trying to make his way in his new career.
A jump jockey in his youth, Fahey at the time was a dual-purpose trainer based at Butterwic…