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Arborfield Cross Relief Road (ACRR) WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Agenda

• Location map • Project description • Project scope • Current enabling progress • Timeline • Construction WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Location map

Legend ACRR Major New Roads Major Development Areas Towns and Villages WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Project Description

Visualisation of the Green Bridge The Cross Relief Road (ACRR) is an essential piece of infrastructure that is required to mitigate the impact on the A327 from planned developments, particularly the Arborfield Garrison Strategic Development Location (SDL). The requirement for a relief road is identified in the Council’s Core Strategy, Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) and subsequent planning permissions.

The road is a 2.3km long single carriageway, 7.3m wide road within open countryside with shared-use pathways. The route runs to the west of , bisecting Road, and linking A327 Reading Road in the north and A326 Eversley Road in the south east. There are two new roundabout junctions that connect the new road to the existing network along the A327, a new staggered priority junction at Swallowfield Road and a new shared-use (non-motorised user) green bridge where Arborfield footpath 17 crosses the new road. WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Project Scope

Enabling

• Site Clearance and groundworks

• Utility (Gas, Water, Electricity) diversions

• Temporary haul road to allow main build

• Ecological mitigation (e.g. bat boxes)

Construction

• 2.3km relief road including 2 new roundabouts and Swallowfield Road staggered junction

• Green Bridge and new pedestrian/equestrian footpaths

• Surfacing, kerbs, drainage and ducting

• Earthworks

• Extensive landscaping and planting WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Current Enabling Progress

November 2018 to June 2019 Enabling package completed; works include:

• Groundworks for compounds at northern and southern ends

• Surfacing of compound areas

• Archaeological works

• Utility Diversions at Swallowfield, Reading Road and Eversley Road

• Site clearance and installation of bat boxes

• Additional surveys

• Construction of site access (haul road)

• Additional Ground Investigation WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Timeline

Summer 2019 : Construction begins

Summer 2019 to Spring 2020 : Construction of new Swallowfield Road junction

Summer 2019 to Summer 2020 : Construction of new Bridge Farm roundabout

Summer 2019 to Summer 2020 : Construction of new Eversley Road roundabout

Autumm 2019 to Spring 2020 : Green Bridge construction

Summer 2020 : Arborfield Cross Relief Road open to traffic

From Summer 2020 : Landscaping and planting (all areas) WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Green Bridge Construction

Autumn 2019 to Spring 2020

• Installation of structure that will provide a new pedestrian/equestrian route

• The Public Right of Way will be maintained during construction with users being diverted a maximum of 400m. This will be signed and managed on site WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Bridge Farm Roundabout – Indicative phasing plan

Phase 1 – Summer 2019 to Spring 2020 •Offline carriageway works with some carriageway narrowing •Occasional night closures may be necessary

• Roundabout construction at northern section to tie into existing Reading Road • Main office to be located at northern section • Significant amount of drainage and other groundworks at this location • Roundabout to be constructed in 3 phases View looking North to South at new Bridge Farm roundabout location WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Bridge Farm Roundabout – Indicative phasing plan

Phase 2 – Early Summer 2020 •Narrow lane working Phase 1a – Spring 2020 •Occasional night closures • Lay temporary road surface (night working)

Phase 3a – Mid-Summer 2020 Phase 3b – Late Summer 2020 •Lane closure on approaches and roundabout •Resurfacing and white lining •Traffic Management via 2 way-lights expected (Aug 2020) •Some night working will be required WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Swallowfield Road Junction Construction

Phase 1- Autumn 2019 to Spring 2020 Phase 2 – Spring to Summer 2020

• Staggered junction to be constructed at Swallowfield road in two phases to minimise disruption • Significant amount of drainage and other groundworks at this locality • New Pedestrian/equestrian route to be constructed from here to the Green Bridge View at Swallowfield Road where new relief road bisects and staggered junction constructed WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Swallowfield Road Junction Construction

Intermittent road Phase 1: crossings during Autumn 2019 construction period to Spring 2020

Summer 2020 – New Junction opens

Phase 2: Spring to Summer 2020 WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Eversley Road construction – Indicative phasing plan

Phase 1 – Summer 2019 to Early Spring 2020 •Build offline carriageway •Install new road crossings •Occasional night closures may be required (Early 2020)

• Earthworks from Swallowfield Road to Eversley road predominantly excavation with significant amount at Green Bridge location • Pedestrian /Equestrian Green Bridge to be installed at existing Public Right of Way • Roundabout construction at southern end to connect into existing Eversley Road • Significant amount of planting, increasing the overall landscape. • Roundabout to be constructed in 3 phases View looking South to North at new Eversley Road roundabout location WOKINGHAM MAJOR HIGHWAYS: ACRR Eversley Road construction – Indicative phasing plan

Phase 2a – Early Spring 2020 •Occasional night working

Phase 2b – Spring 2020 •Traffic Management switchover •Occasional night working

Phase 3a – Late Spring to Mid-Summer 2020 •Occasional night working

Phase 3b – Summer 2020 •Surfacing and white lining •Occasional night working