Drivers in FINCHAMPSTEAD and ARBORFIELD are warned of long road closures.

In Finchampstead, Church Lane is closed so that superfast broadband can be installed to provide speedy internet for the area.

The road has been closed between its northern and southern junctions with the B3348 Jubilee Road.

Drivers are being diverted using the B3348 Jubilee Road and the B3106 Finchampstead Road.

The closure is in force all the time and will last for around four weeks until Thursday, August 5.

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Diners at The Queens Oak pub and worshippers at St James Church in Church Lane, Finchampstead can use White Horse Lane to reach these destinations.

White Horse Lane, which is a single track road, can be accessed from its junction with Nine Mile Ride.

The closure was enacted on Friday, July 2.

Drivers should also be aware of the closure of the junction of Park Lane and Nine Mile Ride between Finchampstead and Arborfield Garrison.

The closure will last for around months until  Sunday, October 31, which is Halloween.

Bracknell News: The road closures and diversion routes on the roads in Finchampstead and Arborfield. Credit: one network / Google MapsThe road closures and diversion routes on the roads in Finchampstead and Arborfield. Credit: one network / Google Maps

Drivers must use a signed diversion to get to Hogwood Industrial Estate.

If you are travelling from the east, the ending of Nine Mile Ride is closed, so you will need to turn off Nine Mile Ride to get onto the B3106 Finchampstead Road heading southbound.

The road will then turn into the B3348 Jubilee Road. Continue heading south, following the B3348, which takes you west.

You will then need to turn right onto the A327 Reading Road heading north. After that, to turn right after three roundabouts to get onto Biggs Lane heading eastbound. You can then follow Biggs Lane as it turns into Park Lane to get to Hogwood Industrial Estate.

The closure affects those travelling from the east from places such as Finchampstead, Crowthorne and Bracknell.

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To get to those destinations from Hogwood Industrial Estate, you will have to head north through Park Lane and Biggs Lane to get to the junction with Langley Common Road.

Take a left turn and head south along the A327 Reading Road. You will eventually need to take a turn to get onto the B3348 heading east.

The B3348 will take you north. Eventually it will turn into the  B3106 Finchampstead Road. Head north until the junction with Nine Mile Ride. From there, you can continue your journey heading east towards Finchampstead, Crowthorne and Bracknell.

The closure was enacted on Thursday, June 10.

The work is being undertaken so Wokingham Borough Council’s highways contractors can build the Nine Mile Ride Extension, which will link Nine Mile Ride to the A327.

Finally, for drivers in Arborfield should be aware that the A327 is closed between the Observer Way roundabout and The Bull Inn roundabout.

Drivers are being diverted using Observer Way and Eversley Road.

This is a nighttime closure running from 8pm to 6am the following morning, on weekdays only. It is scheduled to end at 6am on Tuesday, July 13.