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A £1 million project to resurface main roads across Reading is set to begin next Monday.

Some 53,000 square metres is being renewed on 19 main roads this year.

The work has been timed to coincide as near as possible to the school summer holidays and the project is expected to last seven weeks, weather permitting.

Advanced notices will be in place in the days before work on a road begins and notification letters will be delivered to nearby residents and businesses. Signed diversions will also be in operation for the duration of each closure.

In some instances, temporary parking restrictions on roads other than those mentioned in the list below will be necessary for the work to be carried out as quickly and safely as possible.

Lead councillor for transport Tony Page said: “Once again this is a major investment by the council in improving road surfaces. Weather conditions over the winter months have taken their toll, but we are committed to maintaining and improving surfaces to benefit motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.

“We are very aware that repairing roads can result in disruption, especially in a busy town like Reading. We have planned this programme to coincide with a quieter time on the borough’s roads and we would ask all road users to bear with us while these important improvements take place. We will do everything we can to ensure disruptions are kept to a minimum.”

This year’s main road resurfacing programme will continue until September, at which point work will begin on resurfacing 26 minor roads and residential streets. Work on residential streets signals an additional £315,000 investment by Reading Borough Council, bringing the overall investment package this summer to more than £1.38 million.

The full list of roads scheduled for resurfacing, and the dates work is currently programmed to take place, are as follows. The dates are subject to change depending on weather conditions

Burghfield Road – Underwood Road to Borough Boundary (Southcote Ward) – Monday 28 July, expected to last 2 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Norcot Road – Oxford Road to Links Drive, westbound only (Kentwood / Norcot Wards) – Monday 28 July, expected to last 3 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Dee Road – Sections from The Meadway to Taff Way (Tilehurst / Norcot Wards) – Wednesday 30 July, expected to last 3 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Bath Road – Section on north side from park entrance near Liebenrood Road to Parkside Road, nearside lane only) (Southcote / Minster Wards) – Wednesday 30 July, expected to last 2 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. The road will remain open with work carried out under a lane closure.

Peppard Road – Derby Road to Surley Row, northbound only (Thames Ward) – Thursday 31 July, expected to last 2 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Lower Henley Road – Full length (Caversham Ward) - Friday 1 August, expected to last 3 days (no work will take place over the weekend) Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Great Knollys Street – Cattle Market to Caversham Road (Abbey Ward) - Friday 1 August, expected to last 3 days (including the weekend) Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Castle Hill / Castle Street – Field Road to Castle Street (Minster / Abbey Wards) – Tuesday 5 August, expected to last 3 nights. Working hours 7pm to 1am. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Chapel Hill – Lower Elmstone Drive to Borough Boundary (Tilehurst Ward) – Tuesday 5 August, expected to last 3 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Crown Street – London Street junction (Katesgrove Ward) – Friday 8 August, expected to last 1 night. Working 7pm to 1am. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Hemdean Road – Sections from Chester Street to Oakley Road (Caversham / Thames Wards) – Friday 8 August, expected to last 4 days (no work will take place over the weekend). Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Lower Elmstone Drive - Sections from Chapel Hill to Pierces Hill (Tilehurst Ward) – Friday 8 August, expected to last 1 day. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Caversham Road - Southbound from Tudor Road to Chatham Street off slip and Great Knollys Street junction both sides (Abbey Ward) – Monday 11 August, expected to last 2 nights. Working hours 7pm to 1am. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Basingstoke Road – Sections from Rose Kiln Lane to Buckland Road (Whitley Ward) – Tuesday 12 August, expected to last 3 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Bath Road – Sections from Burghfield Road to Burrcroft Road (Southcote Ward) – Wednesday 13 August, expected to last 2 days. Working hours 9.30am to 3.30pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Gosbrook Road – Sections from Westfield Road to Washington Road (Caversham Ward) – Thursday 14 August, expected to last 3 days (no work will take place over the weekend). Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

The Meadway – New Lane Hill to St Michaels Road (Tilehurst Ward) – Wednesday 27 August, expected to last 2 days. Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Craven Road – full length (Redlands Ward) – Friday 29 August, expected to last 4 days (including the weekend). Working hours 8am to 8pm. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.

Forbury Road – Vastern Road to Blagrave Street (Abbey Ward) – Tuesday 2 September, expected to last 3 nights. Working hours 7pm to 1am. Full road closure required with a signed diversion route in operation.