KERBSTONES made of recycled plastic have been installed along London Road recently.

This comes as part of the new cycleways being constructed in Wokingham, with works on London Road (going into Wokingham) soon to be complete.

Work to install the new kerbs on the other side of the same road (leaving Wokingham) is set to be completed by the end of next month.

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The road will then be resurfaced overnight, in order to minimise disruption.

Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, executive member for highways and transport, said: “With just a few weeks left to go, I hope to see many residents making the most of this cycleway in the months ahead once it’s complete.

“We’re already seeing people take advantage of the route into Wokingham from the Coppid Beech roundabout.

"We continue to try and innovate where we can on the highways and these plastic kerb trials are another example of a greener solution by effectively using recycled materials.”

According to WBC, the plastic kerbs look almost identical to concrete ones, are made of 88 per cent recycled material, and are cut with hand tools so, unlike concrete, doesn't create the threat of crystalline silica dust.

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Cllr Gregor Murray, executive member for climate emergency, said: “We continue to increase our use of recycled products across the council and its construction projects.

“Trials such as this are an important step as we continue to drive our carbon footprint down and be a carbon neutral borough by 2030.

"Providing cycling infrastructure such as this helps achieve this goal too by making it easier for people to get out of their cars and into town easily by bike.”

The kerbs are to be trialled on London Road, as well as other key roads in the borough, and their effectiveness will be monitored.