Maidenhead & Windsor

Information on roadworks in the Maidenhead Royal Borough is now just a mouse-click away, thanks to a new addition to the council's website.

The regularly-updated list features works affecting local roads, whether carried out on behalf of the Maidenhead council itself or by the gas, electricity, water or communications utility companies. It also sets out the start and finish dates for the schemes and offers helpful advice on potential delays to traffic.

Maidenhead Cllr Simon Werner, lead member for public protection, said he was confident the new e-service would provide a welcome source of information for drivers moving around the borough.

He added: "The aim is to help people plan their journeys and to avoid any potential delays and hold-ups. This service will be particularly beneficial for local businesses – for them time is money – and also for public transport operators who can feed the information into their bus service schedules. I am delighted the Maidenhead Royal Borough is involved in this very helpful web-based initiative."

The new facility for web-users is the result of the borough joining forces with up to 20 other councils to mount a roadworks service for their local areas. The Empress system can currently be linked from the Maidenhead Royal Borough's home page at www.rbwm.gov.uk or by clicking on the link below www.empress.gov.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=streetworks.streetworksForm
Users can then just click on the Maidenhead Royal Borough box and go straight through to the current list.

Maidenhead Cllr David Eglise, lead member for resources and business improvement, commented: "The launch of the new Empress roadworks system is the latest in our growing bank of information and services available through the website and is part of our fast-developing e-government programme. This is a welcome addition to the list and I am sure local residents will find it very useful indeed."

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead