Traffic committee supports road closures

Reading Borough Council’s traffic committee has voted to support the closure of Milford and Meadow Roads to through traffic near the junction of the two roads. The council’s informal consultation yielded 74 forms from residents in favour of closure, with 20 against.

The closure would stop through traffic between the area and the industrial estate. The Bell Tower Community Association has been working with the council for some years on this and supports the closure, which would stop rat-running through the area. Drivers are more likely to use the area as a short cut when the Cow Lane bridges are fully open in early 2019 so we are hoping to prevent this.

The proposal to close the roads will now go through the formal consultation process. At this stage no decision has been made on whether the width restrictions in the area will be kept or not.