Maidenhead & Windsor

It's all systems go for the Maidenhead Royal Borough's annual roads resurfacing programme scheduled to begin in about two weeks time.

Preparation work on levelling the road surfaces prior to resurfacing began last week, and the two-month programme is scheduled for completion by the end of August.

This year's programme takes in a total of 50 roads across the Maidenhead borough, including three A–roads, and the rest B-roads and minor roads.

The A-roads to be resurfaced are parts of the A330 Brockenhurst Road and the A329 London Road at Sunninghill, and the stretch of St Cloud Way between the new Sainsburys development and the police station roundabout in Maidenhead.

Stephen Brown, head of Maidenhead highways, said: "We have focussed our spending this year on the B roads and minor roads because we need to improve their condition. Our main roads are in better condition and we have to prioritise where the money is spent on the roads most in need of attention."

"We have already sent out letters to all ward councillors and parish councils detailing the affected roads in their wards, and we will be writing to residents just before the work begins on resurfacing their streets, as well as putting up advance notices in the affected roads.

"We appreciate that these works will cause some very short-term disruption for residents and businesses but once the work is completed we shouldn't need to dig the roads up again for several years.

"This is very much a case of short-term pain for long-term gain and we hope residents will understand that these works are absolutely essential if we are to keep the roads safe for them to use."

A special hotline has been set up for information about the resurfacing programme – tel 01628 683868.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead