 The �9m scheme is designed to tackle jams on the IDR |
Major plans to turn a town centre ring-road into a one-way system are to take a step closer to reality. Details of how traffic will be affected by the �9m plan for the inner distribution road (IDR) in Reading, Berkshire, are being published.
A five-week statutory consultation process is to begin on Thursday. It follows a series of public meetings held throughout last November.
The one-way plan is designed to reduce jams and improve access to the town.
Anti-clockwise flow
Councillor John Howarth, the borough council's member for strategic planning and transport, said: "The proposal to make the IDR one way is vital for the future of Reading.
"Residents, businesses and key stakeholders have already been involved and this provides a further opportunity to make comments in line with the statutory process."
The plan to make traffic on the IDR flow in an anti-clockwise direction only will also see the route's infamous concrete flyover demolished.
Work to redirect the road could begin by the end of the summer and could take up to six years to complete.
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