£7.3 million will be invested into Bracknell’s highways and transport systems after plans were approved by council leaders.
Bracknell Forest Council’s cabinet voted on the council’s Highways and Transport Capital Programme on Tuesday, April 29.
More than 70 per cent of the funding has come from external sources, including various grants from the Department for Transport and developer’s contributions.
The rest has been allocated from Bracknell Forest Council’s capital budget.
£400,000 will be invested in to safer routes to school, including a controlled crossing and 20mph zone at Kings Academy Easthampstead Park.
A controlled crossing would also be added to Dukes Ride near the Waterloo Road Junction to serve students at Edgebarrow School.
Pedestrian routes could be widened at the junction between Old Wokingham Road and Bracknell Road.
A 20mph speed limit is also being proposed on Pinehill Road and Grant Road, as well as a 20mph zone at Binfield, Warfield and Kennel Lane Schools.
Works are also proposed for the A3095 Maidenhead Road at Moss End to support bus access. This would involve a new footway and pedestrian refuge point.
A further £530,000 is planned for traffic management across the borough.
More parking spaces are being proposed for residential areas experiencing difficulties including Kibble Green, Ingleton, Glennwood and Nuthurst.
Other roads that have experienced injury accidents could be getting safety improvements by removing ‘unnecessary street furniture’, upgrading signage and road markings.
These works are proposed for the B3017 Swinley Road, A322 Kings Ride and the A329 London Road.
The road surface will also be replaced at more than a dozen sites across the borough, including Old Wokingham Road, Winkfield Row and Lovelace Road.
Some £300,000 are set to be invested into bridge and structural maintenance, including walls at Ryhurst Lane and the subway at Fanes Close.
Maintenace would also be carried out on the bridge deck at Temple Way in Binfield.
Finally, £275,000 is being proposed for drainage maintenance across various undisclosed locations, with a matched investment in street lighting.
Cabinet member planning, transport and countryside Guy Gillbe said the plans were a ‘vital investement in the fabric of our borough’ to provide transport that is ‘safe, acessible and fit for the future’.
Cllr Gillbe said the scheme encouraged sustainable and active travel routes as well as ‘vital’ upgrades to road surfaces.
Cllr Gillbe continued: “It also recognises the changing needs of our communities, providing for safer school journeys, better traffic flow and preparation for the future of electric vehicles.”
Cabinet member for finance and corporate improvement Kathryn Neil said she was ‘pleased’ to see interventions on safer access to schools
