THE Royal Borough Council is keen to hear the views from residents about potential works on a key transport link.

The local authority is considering how 21 sections of the A308, from Bisham roundabout junction in the west to the M25 in the west, could be improved over the years.

This is to make certain routes safer and promote sustainable transport.

Locations for possible improvements have been split into four areas along the length of the A308, including Maidenhead and West, Bray, Windsor and Dedworth, and Southeast Windsor and Old Windsor.

This followed a study undertaken by the council on existing issues on the key road, including highways safety, congestion, and sustainable travel, and has identified 42 locations as worthy of improvements.

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However, since looking at it in more detail, this was cut to 21 based on site-specific issues and data.

Councillor Phil Haseler, lead member for planning, parking, highways and transport, said: “The council is fully committed to investing in the borough’s future with improvements to ensure its infrastructure supports the current and future needs of residents, businesses and visitors. This consultation is about identifying the best approaches for making improvements to key sections of the A308 that support our community’s needs, including future sustainable growth delivering new homes, jobs and facilities.

“The objective of the consultation is to ensure we have chosen the right locations to look at initially and explore with the community these improvements to help cut congestion, improve highway safety, and promote sustainable travel.

“I’d encourage everyone to take a look at the different options and tell us what you think. We want as many people as possible to contribute, to help us understand where there is a need to make improvements and how that need is best addressed over the coming years.”

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The consultation runs until Sunday 31 July. The next stage would be to carry out detailed design and costing work on the chosen option for each section, which would then be used to seek the required funding from a range of sources, including the government and developers.

There will also be several drop-in consultation events taking place from 6pm until 7.30pm at:

  • Old Windsor Memorial Hall – Tuesday 28 June
  • Braywick Leisure Centre – Tuesday 5 July
  • Maidenhead Community Centre- Thursday 7 July
  • Dedworth Library – Wednesday 13 July.

The consultation can be found here: www.rbwm.gov.uk/consultations

Written responses can also be sent to Tim Golabek, Service Lead – Transport and Infrastructure, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, SL6 1RF.