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

Major and minor road resurfacing

RoadExtentDate and timesSurface typeStatus
Aldworth CloseFawley Road to cul de sac endSunday 23 and Monday 24 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro Asphalt
Scheduled
Armour RoadLower Armour Road to Westwood RoadThursday 20 and Friday 21 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro Asphalt
Scheduled
B3270  junc Whitley Wood Lane for 250m West Thursday 27 and Friday 28 March 2025, between 7pm and 1amHRA
Scheduled
Basingstoke Road  Rose Kiln Lane to Long Barn Lane – including Rose Kiln Lane junction  HRATo be scheduled
Bath Road  Burrcroft Road to lamp col 3410 adj Prospect Park  HRATo be scheduled
Beatty Drivefull extentMonday 24 and Tuesday 25 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Berkeley Avenue  Pell Street to St Saviours Road  HRATo be scheduled
Briants Avenue  Full Extent  HRATo be scheduled
Burghfield Road  Underwood Road to railway bridge  HRATo be scheduled
Cardinal CloseWolsley Road to cul de sac endSunday 6 to Tuesday 8 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Carlisle RoadOak Tree Road to cul de sac endFriday 21 and Saturday 22 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Cavendish Road  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Caversham Park Road  Kingsway to Caversham Park Primary School  HRATo be scheduled
Caversham Park Road  Henley Road to Lowfield Road  HRATo be scheduled
Caversham Park Road  Littlestead Close to Bramber Mews Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 April 2025, between 8am and 8pmHRAScheduled
Caversham Park Road  Kiln Road to Birchwood Close Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 April 2025, between 8am and 8pmHRAScheduled
Caversham Road  Railway bridge to Tudor Road  HRATo be scheduled
Chapel Hill  Normanstead Road for 145m West HRATo be scheduled
Christchurch Road  Sutherland Avenue to The Mount  HRATo be scheduled
Cockney Hill  Full extent Monday 7 to Friday 11 April 2025, between 8am and 8pmHRAScheduled
Coley Avenue  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Craig AvenueGrovelands Road to Strathy CloseSaturday 5 and Sunday 6 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Craven Road  London Road to o/s 2 Erleigh Road – including the roundabout  HRATo be scheduled
Craven Road  Addington Road to outside Hospital main entrance  HRATo be scheduled
Cumberland Road  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
De Montfort Road  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Donkin Hill  Full extent – Including the slip road  HRATo be scheduled
Duke Street  Kings Road to Yield Hall Place  HRATo be scheduled
Elsley RoadOxford Road to Overdown RoadMonday 24 and Tuesday 25 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Elstree CloseOak Tree Road to cul de sac endFriday 21 and Saturday 22 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Eltham AvenueKingsway to cul de sac endSunday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Fawley RoadSouthcote Lane to cul de sac endSaturday 5 and Sunday 6 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Filey RoadChomeley Road to Manchester RoadMonday 7 and Tuesday 8 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Forbury Road  Kenavon Drive to Kings Road Southbound only Wednesday 12 March 2025, between 7pm and 1amHRAWorks commencing
Frilsham RoadSouthcote Lane to Ashampstead RoadMonday 7 to Wednesday 9 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Gosbrook Road  Prospect Street to Patrick Road  HRATo be scheduled
Greyfriars Road  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Hemdean Road  Church Street to Oakley Road  HRATo be scheduled
Henley Road Service RoadHenley Road to Henley RoadSunday 6 and Monday 7 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Henley Road  Micklands Road to 120m West  HRATo be scheduled
Howard StreetOxford Road to Baker StreetWednesday 2 and Thursday 3 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Hunters ChaseKidmore Road to bollardsThursday 3 and Friday 4 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Ivydene RoadPangbourne Street to cul de sac endTuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Katesgrove Lane  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Kentwood CloseKentwood Hill to Beatty DriveMonday 24 to Wednesday 26 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Kiln Road  Peppard Road to borough boundary  HRATo be scheduled
London Road  De Beauvoir Road to Eldon Road – including Eldon Road junction  HRATo be scheduled
Lyndhurst RoadRomany Lane to Table top at Ringwood RoadMonday 31 March and Tuesday 1 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Mapledurham ViewOak Tree Road to cul de sac endFriday 21 and Saturday 22 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Market Place/High Street  The Forbury to Kings Road  HRATo be scheduled
Meadow Road  Full extent HRATo be scheduled
Muirfield CloseFatherson Road to cul de sac endMonday 7 to Wednesday 9 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Newbery CloseArmour Hill to cul de sac endFriday 21 and Saturday 22 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Norcot Road Broomfield Road to Oxford RoadMonday 17 to Friday 21 March 2025, between 8am and 8pmHRAScheduled
Northumberland Avenue  Christchurch Gardens to Newcastle Road  HRATo be scheduled
Oak Tree RoadKentwood Hill to Armour HillSaturday 22 to Monday 24 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Overdown Road  Rissington Close to Carlisle Road  HRATo be scheduled
Oxford Road Battle Library to Gordon Place HRATo be scheduled
Oxford Road  Beresford Road to Battle Library  HRATo be scheduled
Pangbourne StreetOxford Road to Stone StreetTuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Park Lane  Borough boundary to Water Tower – including the roundabout  HRATo be scheduled
Parkhill DriveOak Tree Road to cul de sac endFriday 21 and Saturday 22 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Peppard Road  Yarnton Close to borough boundary  HRATo be scheduled
Peppard Road  o/s 57 to Picton Way  HRATo be scheduled
Pepper Lane  Wokingham Road to borough boundary  HRATo be scheduled
Priest Hill  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Prospect Street, Caversham  Full extent – including Henley Road/Peppard Road junction  HRATo be scheduled
Quantock AvenueMontpelier Drive to cul de sac end Sunday 6 and Monday 7 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Queens Road  Watlington Street to Sidmouth Street  HRATo be scheduled
Redlands Road  Elmhurst Road to Upper Redlands Road  HRATo be scheduled
Richmond RoadWantage Road to Elm Lodge AvenueWednesday 2 to Thursday 3 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Richmond Road  Kidmore Road to Albert Road  HRATo be scheduled
Rodway RoadOverdown Road to cul de sac endTuesday 25 to Thursday 27 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Romany Laneo/s 237A to Norcot RoadMonday 31 March and Tuesday 1 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Rose Kiln Lane  Boulton Road to river bridge Thursday 13 and Friday 14 March 2025, between 7pm and 1amHRAScheduled
Rose Kiln Lane  Admirals Court to A33  HRATo be scheduled
Silchester RoadCircuit Lane to cul de sac endSunday 23 and Monday 24 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Silver Street/Mount Pleasant  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Southampton Street  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Southcote Road  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
St Johns HillFull extentTo be scheduled
St Stephens CloseWolsley Road to cul de sac endMonday 7 and Tuesday 8 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Stone StreetIvydene Road to Wigmore LaneTuesday 1 to Thursday 3 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Surley RowRotherfield Way to Micro JointWednesday 2 and Thursday 3 April 2025, between 9.30am and 2.30pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
The Triangle/Walnut Way  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
The WillowsWolsley Road to cul de sac endMonday 7 and Tuesday 8 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Thirlmere AvenueConiston Drive to o/s 237AThursday 27, Friday 28 and Monday 31 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Tidmarsh StreetOxford Road to Stone StreetTuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Tilehurst Road  Liebenrood Road to o/s 380 – including the roundabout  HRATo be scheduled
Tilehurst Road  Connaught Road to Western Elms Avenue  HRATo be scheduled
Tredegar RoadSurley Row to bollardsFriday 4 and Saturday 5 April 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
West Fryerne  Full extent  HRATo be scheduled
Westwood GlenLower Elmstone Drive to Chapel HillThursday 20 and Friday 21 March 2025, between 8am and 5pmMicro AsphaltScheduled
Whiteknights Road  Eastern Avenue to Hamilton Road – including Upper Redlands Road junction  HRATo be scheduled
Whitley Wood Lane  Whitley Wood Road to Borough Boundary – including the roundabout Monday 24 to Thursday 27 March 2025, between 8am and 8pmHRAScheduled
Whitley Wood RoadEast of Whitley Wood Lane to Woodside WayMonday 31 March, Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 April 2025, between 8am and 8pmHRAScheduled
Whitley Wood RoadWest of Whitley Wood Lane to Swallowfield Drive (outside 33 The Maying)Thursday 3 and Friday 4 April 2025, between 8am and 8pmHRAScheduled
Wokingham Road  Palmer Park Avenue to Grange Avenue  HRATo be scheduled
Woodcote Road  Highmoor Road to Richmond Road  HRATo be scheduled

Completed work

Road and extentDates and timesSurface type
Ashmere Terrace  – full extent9 September 2024, 8am to 5pmHRA
Alexandra Road  – Elmhurst Road to Addington Road, including Upper Redlands Road junction 19 to 21 August 2024, 8am to 5pmHRA
Ambrook Road (Blandford Road to Ambrook Road)5, 6 and 7 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Appleford Road (Dwyer Road to Dwyer Road) 10 and 11 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Armadale Court (Westcote Road to cul de sac end) 11 and 12 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Ashampstead Road (Southcote Lane to Southcote Lane)22 and 23 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
August End (Brock Gardens to cul de sac end) 9 and 10 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Axbridge Road (Blagdon Road to Torrington Road)13 and 14 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Badgers Rise (Hemdean Road to cul de sac end)19 and 20 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Bath Road (Southcote Lane to Berkeley Avenue)3 April 2024, 7pm to 1amRemedial works
Belle Avenue (Whiteknights Road to Wokingham Road)11 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Brackendale Way (Wokingham Road to cul de sac end)11 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Brayford Road (Blandford Road to Northumberland Avenue)7 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Brent Gardens – Tavistock Road to cul de sac end14 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Brimpton Road (Ashampstead Road to Hatford Road) 5 and 6 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Brock Gardens (August End to Oxford Road) 9 and 10 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Brooklyn Drive – Kidmore End Road to Kidmore End Road3 and 4 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Brunel Road (Hatford Road to cul de sac end) 5 and 6 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Byefield Road (Brunel Road to Hatford Road) 5 and 6 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Byworth Close – Greenfields Road to cul de sac endTuesday 4 February 2025, between 8 am and 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Charles Evans Way (Amersham Road to cul de sac)25 February 2025, 8 am and 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Chazey Road (St Peters Avenue to Concrete Road)25 and 26 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Chichester Road (Blundells Road to Church End Lane) 13 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Church Street, Caversham (Bridge Street to Prospect Street)5 April 2024, 7pm to 1amRemedial works
Church Street (extents tbc to extents tbc)25 and 26 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Church Road  – Church Street to St Annes Road 2 September 2024, 7pm to 1amHRA
Colliers Way (Water Road to cul de sac end) 11 and 12 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Crossland Road (Church Street to cul de sac end)9 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Deveron Drive (Outside Red Kite House to Brockley Close) 12 and 13 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Devonshire Park (Shinfield Road to cul de sac)12 and 13 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Drayton Road (Grovelands Road to Osborne Road) 12 and 13 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Eldon Road (Full extent) 5 and 6 March 2025, 8am to 8pmHRA
Eldon Square (Full extent) 5 and 6 March 2025, 8am to 8pmHRA
Exbourne Road (Blandford Road to cul de sac end)8 and 9 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Faircross Road (Southcote Lane to Silchester Road) 8 and 9 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Farmers Close (Swallowfield Road to cul de sac end)8 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Farrowdene Road – Heatherden Close to Greenfields RoadMonday 3 February and Tuesday 4 February 2025, between 8 am and 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Filbert Drive (Laurel Drive to cul de sac end) 19 and 20 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Fontwell Drive (Hogarth Avenue to cul de sac end) 10 to 12 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Forbury Road (Station Road to Vastern Road roundabout)2 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial works
Forbury Road (Vastern Road roundabout to Kenavon Drive roundabout Eastbound only) 10 and 11 March 2025, 7pm to 1amHRA
Geoffreyson Road (Woodcote Way to Hilltop Road)19 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Gillette Way  – full extent10 to 13 September 2024, 7pm to 1amHRA
Greenfields Road (Blandford Road to Ambrook Road)5 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Grove Road (Kidmore End Road to Evesham Road) 8 and 9 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Grovelands Road and Water Road – Waverley Road to Windrush Way16 to 20 September 2024HRA
Grovelands Road – Waverley Road to Windrush Way16th, 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th Sep 2024
8am-5pm
HRA
Hatford Road (Circuit Lane to Ashampstead Road) 5 to 7 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Hayfield Close (Normanstead Road to cul de sac end) 19 and 20 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Heath Road – Wokingham Road to Church Road12 February 2025, 9.30am to 2.30pmMicro Asphalt
Heatherdene Close – Blandford Road to Farrowdene RoadMonday 3 February 2025, between 8 am and 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Highmead Close (Blagdon Road to cul de sac end)13 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Hildens Drive (o/s 69 to o/s 95) 18 to 20 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Hillbrow (Whitley Wood Road to cul de sac end)8 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Holberton Road (Foxhayes Road to Whitley Wood Road)10 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Honey End Lane  – remedial works on traffic calming23 to 27 September 2024HRA
Hungerford Drive (Berkeley Avenue to cul de sac end) 27 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
IDR Inner Relief Road  – offslip to Chatham Street Southbound 6 September 2024, 7pm to 1amHRA
IDR Inner Relief Road  – onslip from Chatham Street Northbound 5 September 2024, 7pm to 1amHRA
IDR Inner Relief Road  – onslip o/s Hostel from Castle Hill Southbound 4 September 2024, 7pm to 1amHRA
IDR Inner Relief Road  – Slip road to Broad Street Mall adjacent to Hexagon 3 September 2024, 7pm to 1amHRA
Kestrel Way (Appleford Road to Appleford Road) 7 and 8 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Keswick Close (St Michael’s Road to cul de sac end) 14 and 15 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Lambourne Close (Downing Road to cul de sac end) 18 and 19 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Lemart Close (Recreation Road to cul de sac end) 9 and 10 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
London Road  – Cholmeley Road to Cumberland Road12 to 14 and 19 August and 10 September 2024, 7pm to 1amHRA
Lower Mount (Allcroft Road to cul de sac end) 10 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Mayfield Drive (Rossendale Road to Rossendale Road)23 and 24 February 2025, 8 am and 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Meadowcroft Road – Blandford Road  to Thornbridge RoadTuesday 4 February 2025, between 8 am and 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Norcot Road (School Road to Sona Gardens) 3 and 4 March 2025, 8am to 8pmHRA
Oakdale Close (Normanstead Road to cul de sac end) 19 and 20 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Ogmore Close (Corwen Road to cul de sac end) 13 and 14 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Oxford Road – Norcot Road to Shaftesbury Road28th, 29th, 30th, 31st October 2024 & 1st November 2024
7pm – 1am
HRA
Peppard Road – 2 sections outside 329 to 349 (Rosehill Park to Courtenay Drive to cul de sac) 23 February 2025, 8 am to 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Restwold Close – Shepley Drive to cul de sac end3 and 4 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Richfield Avenue (Caversham Road to Cow Lane)8 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial works
Rose Kiln Lane (Basingstoke Road to Gilette Way)9 April 2024, 7pm to 1am Remedial works
Rossendale Road (Henley Road to Mayfield Drive)24 February 2025, 8 am to 5 pmMicro Asphalt
Shaw Road (Full extent) 7 March 2025, 8am to 8pmHRA
Shepley Drive – Circuit Lane to Stapleford Road27 March to 3 April 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Sheridan Avenue (Hemdean Road to Hemdean Road) 19 and 20 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Southdown Road service road (Southdown Road to cul de sac end) 20 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Stapleford Road – Shepley Drive to cul de sac end27 and 28 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
St Michael’s Road (Prince of Wales PH car park to o/s 126 inc. loop) 17 to 19 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
St Peter’s Road (Wokingham Road  to Church Road)17 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Stuart Close (Evesham Road to cul de sac)21 and 22 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Swainstone Road – Basingstoke Road to cul de sac end 12 February 2025, between 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Tavistock Road (Long Barn Lane to Buckland Road)17 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Thornbridge Road (Greenfields Road to Ambrook Road)4 and 5 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Upper Redlands Road  – Eastern Avenue to Elmhurst Road 15 to 19 August 2024, 8am to 5pmHRA
Vine Crescent (Shrubland Drive to Rear of 39) 7 and 8 March 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Watlington Street (London Road to Queens Road) 27 February 2025, 8am to 5pmMicro Asphalt
Last updated on 19/03/2025