Tap House footbridge installation to affect road closures in Wokingham

Construction of the new footbridge over the railway lines in Wokingham Town Centre was confirmed to go ahead after delays over the lack of accessibility of the Network Rail design.

Following confirmation by the council in February 2023, the new Tan House Footbridge is being delivered for installation at the station.

Road closures on Station Road, Barkham Road, Oxford Road, and Wellington Road will take place from Friday, February 23 to Monday, February 26.

Here are the Wokingham roads that will be closed and when they are expected to reopen:

• Station Road - from midnight on 23 Feb, throughout the 24 and 25 Feb until 4 am on 26 Feb you will not be able to use the ‘straight over’ lane
• Wellington Road – from midday until midnight on 24 Feb the lane towards the station will be closed from Elms Park. You will be able to turn left off Station Road onto Wellington Road
• Barkham Road – from midnight on 23 Feb, throughout the 24 and 25 Feb until 4 am on 26 Feb the road will be closed from around the Nisa to the station
• Oxford Road - from midnight on 23 Feb, throughout the 24 and 25 Feb until 4 am on 26 Feb the road will be closed from the station to Murray Road

The bridge will be arriving on a wide load meaning that some traffic lights and road signs may have to be removed temporarily to make room for it.

Wokingham Borough Council has confirmed that the lorry carrying the footbridge will come off the A329M, down London Road, and through Wokingham town centre at around midnight on Friday (23/2).

There will then be some road closures around the station – Station Road, Barkham Road, Oxford Road, and Wellington Road for the bridge to be delivered and unloaded.

The Tan House bridges are made up of a permanent bridge and a temporary one at the point where the rail line splits between the South Western Railway to Bracknell and the Great Western Railway to Crowthorne, and is behind the Carnival Hub.