A33 & Rose Kiln Lane Speed Reduction - updated Traffic Regulation Order
A statutory consultation was carried out between 14 March and 5 April 2024 and in accordance with the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, advertised on street, in the local printed newspapers and on the Council’s consultation website.
We are now making the Traffic Regulation Order permanent and this page presents the previous documents and the sealed Order, for public information purposes.
The Traffic Regulation Orders, Statement of Reasons, Notice of Making and drawing (showing the area affected) can be found on this page.
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The speed limit reduction on the A33 is necessary to enable the introduction of inbound and outbound bus-stops, providing much needed transport links for employees and customers to the various commercial premises in the area. It should also be noted that in order to protect the existing capacity, the lane widths will be reduced in places and so a speed limit reduction is required to maintain safe vehicle movements, including those left turns (southbound) to commercial premises.
This new section of Bus Rapid Transit supports and connects to the existing dedicated public transport priority measures on A33 corridor, linking Reading town centre to Green Park as well as Mereoak park and ride. The scheme is currently provided for buses but in the future could be used by guided buses, trams or driverless public transport vehicles. This phase of the scheme was delivered using the Councils Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) grant funding.
This phase will provide key sections of the overall scheme by joining up previous sections of the BRT to provide continuous bus priority (particularly southbound) and will tackle a key pinch point of the overall scheme over the River Kennet. These phases are therefore a vital element within Reading as part of this overall approach and will complement further aspirations for enhancements to the BRT route within Reading and future aspirations for enhancements at the Mereoak Park and Ride facility.
Delivering this phase of the South Reading BRT will help to deliver against the aspirations of the Reading Borough Local Plan and Reading Transport Strategy 2040. Providing dedicated public transport links is one of several key measures being developed and delivered, to increase the capacity of the network to deliver the journeys that will support the economy and levels of proposed growth, while contributing to the wider regions public transport ambitions.