Road improvements

Reading Borough Council is committing the first £2m of a new £8m investment on the major road programme which will also see a substantial number of residential roads improved over the next four years.

The ongoing work requires road closures and restrictions to access and parking. Scheduled work is listed below but can sometimes be postponed, delayed or extended due to unforeseen circumstances. See our frequently asked questions about resurfacing requirements for further information.

Note: HRA=hot-rolled asphalt

Network North roads resurfacing fund programme

The Department of Transport have announced additional funding to be allocated to Reading Borough Council as part of the Network North Highway Maintenance re-allocation of HS2 funding. This additional funding will enable Reading Borough Council to further improve our highway network and road conditions. See the maintenance reporting document and our roads resurfacing programme appendix below for further information.

Network North highway maintenance reporting
Network North funding roads resurfacing programme – appendix 1

Scheduled work

Road and extentDates and timesSurface typeStatus
Bath Road (Southcote Lane to Berkeley Avenue)3 April 2024, 7pm to 1amRemedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Bridge Street (Caversham Road to Church Street)4 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Buckingham Drive & Peppard Road (Evesham Road to Cavendish Road)3 April 2024, 9.30am to 3.30pmRoad markingsFull road closure will be in place. If cancelled due to weather conditions, work will be rescheduled to 4 April or 5 April 2024.
Caversham Road (Vastern Road to Thames Avenue)9 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Caversham Road (Vastern Road to Fire Station)10 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Church Street, Caversham (Bridge Street to Prospect Street)5 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Forbury Road (Station Road to Vastern Road roundabout)2 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Honey End Lane (Cockney Hill to The Meadway)10 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Imperial Way/Basingstoke Road/Whitley Wood Lane (Worton Drive to Ashby Court)12 April and 15 April 2024, 8am to 8pm Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Richfield Avenue (Caversham Road to Cow Lane)8 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
Rose Kiln Lane (Basingstoke Road to Gilette Way)9 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.
The Warren (Wai-Marie to Borough boundary)1 April 2024 to 19 April 2024, 8am to 4pmEssential maintenance worksFull road closure will be in place.
Upper Woodcote Road (Richmond Road to St Peters Avenue)12 April 2024, 8am to 8pm Remedial worksFull road closure will be in place.

Completed work

Road and extentDates and timesSurface typeStatus
A33 between Rose Kiln Lane and IDR (Northbound section)12 and 13 October, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Bath Road (Berkeley Avenue to Southcote Lane)9 Oct to 11 Oct, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Bath Road (Castle Hill roundabout to Harrow Court)31 August and 1, 4 and 5 September 2023, 8am to 5pmHRACompleted
Boulton Road (full extent)12 – 14 February 2024, 7pm to 6amMilepaveCompleted
Bridge Street
(Caversham Road to Church Street)
17 October 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Buckingham Drive (Notley Place to Evesham Road)7-9 February 2024, 9.30am to 3.30pmMilepaveCompleted
Caversham Road
(Vastern Road to Thames Avenue)
4 October 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Caversham Road
(Fire Station to Vastern Road)
25 October 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Church End Lane (full extent)14 and 15 October 2023, 9am to 3.30pmRamp/cushion reinstatementCompleted
Church End Lane (full extent)24, 25 and 31 July and 1 August 2023, 9.30am to 3pmHRACompleted
Church Road (St Anne’s Road to 200m west)28 July and 4 August 2023, 8am to 5pmHRACompleted
Church Street
(Full Extent)
26 and 27 October 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Cradock Road (full extent)12 – 14 February 2024, 7pm to 6amMilepaveCompleted
Craven Road (From Erleigh Road for 160m south)25 September to 27 September 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Elgar Road South
(Full Extent)
21 and 22 October 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Evesham Road (St Barnabas Road to Buckingham Drive)5-7 February 2024, 9.30am to 3.30pmMilepaveCompleted
Forbury Road (Station Road to Vastern Road roundabout)16 October 2023, 10pm to 1amRamp/cushion reinstatementCompleted
Forbury Road
(Station Rd to Vastern Rd)
2 October 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Henley Road (Chiltern Road to Grosvenor Road)31 July and 8 August 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Hogarth Avenue (full extent)19 October 2023, 9am to 3.30pmRamp/cushion reinstatementCompleted
Hogarth Avenue (full extent)8 and 14 August 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Honey End Lane (Cockney Hill to The Meadway)17 October 2023, 7pm to 1pmRamp/cushion reinstatementCompleted
Honey End Lane
(Cockney Hill to The Meadway)
5 October 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
IDR Inner Relief Road
(Castle Street off slip North)
29 September 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Imperial Way (Worton Drive to B3031 Basingstoke Road)1 to 3 November 2023, 9.30am to 3.30pmHRACompleted
Kidmore Road ( Highmoor Road to Richmond Road)12 and 13 October 2023, 9am to 3.30pmRamp/cushion reinstatementCompleted
Kidmore Road (Oakley Road to Richmond Road)1, 8 and 9 August 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Kidmore End Road (north to borough boundary)24 October 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Kidmore Road (Sandcroft Road to borough boundary)2 and 7 August 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Kings Road (Kingsgate Street to Cemetery Junction)29 to 31 August 2023, 8am to 5pmHRACompleted
Lower Henley Road (Star Road to Henley Road)6 to 9 September 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Lowfield Road (Buckingham Drive to Montpelier Drive)16 October, 7pm to 1amRamp/cushion reinstatementCompleted
Lowfield Road (Buckingham Drive to Montpelier Drive)9, 11 to 15 September 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Lowfield Road (Montpelier Drive to Caversham Park Road)9, 11 to 15 September 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Overdown Road (Brooksby Road to Larkswood Close)10 and 17 August 2023, 8am to 5pmHRACompleted
Oxford Road
(Russell Street to Eaton Place)
16 October 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Peppard Road (Cedarwood Crescent to south of Fallowfield Road)31 July and 8 August 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Richfield Avenue
(Caversham Rd to Tessa Rd roundabout)
18 September to
21 September 2023, 7pm to 1am
HRACompleted
Rose Kiln Lane
(Basingstoke Rd to Gillette Way)
28 September 2023, 7pm to 1amHRACompleted
Russell Street (Tilehurst Road to Oxford Road)4 and 10 August 2023, 8am to 5pmHRACompleted
Shinfield Road (from south of Beech Road for 200m north)9, 15 and 16 August 2023, 9.30am to 3pmHRACompleted
Shinfield Road (Wellington Avenue junction – 54 to 70 Shinfield Road)9 and 16 August 2023, 9.30am to 3pmHRACompleted
The Meadway (Park Grove to Honey End Lane)26 July and 2 August 2023, 8am to 5pmHRACompleted
Tilehurst Road (Liebenrood Road to Parkside Road)27 July and 3 August 2023, 8am to 8pm HRACompleted
Tilehurst Road (Connaught Road to Cranbury Road)27 July and 3 August 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Upper Woodcote Road
(Richmond Road to St Peters Avenue)
23 October 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Westfield Road (Gosbrook Road to Henley Road)3 and 11 August 2023, 8am to 8pmHRACompleted
Last updated on 25/03/2024