A MAJOR town centre road is to be closed to traffic this weekend, meaning anyone wanting to get from Norreys to Shute End will have to take a detour through Nine Mile Ride to get back into the town centre.
Broad Street is to be shut from 8pm on Friday, June 1 through to 6am on Sunday, June 3.
With Denmark Street shut to traffic and a one-way system in place at Langborough Road and Rose Street, traffic attempting to cross the town centre will have to take the detour, which is the same as the one used for the Winter Carnival.
Traffic will go down Easthampstead Road, along Heathlands Road to Nine Mile Ride, then head back up into Wokingham via the Finchampstead Road, coming out by Molly Millars Lane and the railway station.
Wokingham Borough Council said that the closures is to allow Balfour Beatty to carry out more work on the Market Place regeneration and then for Saturday’s Art Fest and International Street Concert.
In a statement prepared by Wokingham Borough Council they said: “We realise the closure causes an extra level of inconvenience to an already disrupted road network but the town’s cultural events are vital to its identity and bring enormous benefits to residents and businesses.
“We believe the small additional inconvenience is a price worth paying for the benefits this free concert brings the community.”
As a result of the closures, there will also be some changes to bus stops:
Leopard 3
Leopard 3 will terminate at and start from Wokingham Station during this period. The service will depart Wokingham Station at the Broad Street time.
Lion 4 and X4
Towards Bracknell: Normal route to Shute End then left Rectory Road (observing bus stop), right Wiltshire Road and left London Road and normal route.
Towards Reading: After serving the Three Frogs bus stop the service will turn right into Binfield Road, then left at mini-roundabout into Keephatch Road, straight across next roundabout then at next mini-roundabout and turn right into Warren House Road. The service will then go over the motorway and at roundabout take the B3034 Forest Road. It will then turn left on to A321 towards Wokingham, go left into Milton Road and then right Jubilee Avenue, left on to Holt Lane and right A329 Reading Road back on to normal route.
Courtney Buses
The Courtney Bus services that normally run along Broad Street will also be affected.
More information will be available on at www.myjourney.com
