Works on new Crowthorne road starts Monday

Alexandra Gregg • Published 16 Feb 2013 09:30 1 Comment

THE construction of a new access road for Broadmoor will begin next week.

As part of the high-security hospital's £285m redevelopment programme, a road

has been planned to divert construction traffic away from Crowthorne and ultimately become the main access route for the new facility.

Located off of the A3095, the new road will require a week of preparation, between Monday and Friday, February 22, 9am-3pm, in advance of its main construction.

During these hours, there will be temporary traffic lights on this part of the A3095, reducing traffic to a single lane in both directions.

After the preparation work, the traffic flow will return to normal until the spring, when the main road works will be carried out. This is expected to last for 26 weeks. David Phillips, redevelopment programme manager for the West London Mental Health Trust, said: "This is a large- scale project, requiring a huge amount of manpower and materials.

"However, where possible, we want to avoid disturbing our neighbours and supplying a new road is the most effective way of doing so. It will also lead to future benefits for the local community and significantly reduce hospital traffic in the long run."

He added the preparation work has been planned for half term as traffic is expected to be lighter.

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  DunMoaning
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  Why not just join the new road at the existing Magdelene Road Roundabout?
  
  This would have chased much less disruption on the A3095, an already busy road being that it backs up from the Look Out roundabout to the Magdelene Roundabout every morning in Rush Hour.
  
  And as they are clearing trees can they cut back the trees at the Magdelene Road Roundabout as requested several times as the tree line is blocking the view up the hill for people accessing the Claremont Wood Estate.
  
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