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Flooded Loddon Bridge park and ride stays closed

A flooded park and ride site in Berkshire will remain closed for the rest of the day.

The Loddon Bridge site in Winnersh, which has a history of shutting after heavy rainfall, has been affected again this week.

Wokingham council said it hoped it would reopen on Saturday but with more rain forecast this could be revised.

On Thursday, motorists across Berkshire endured travel delays after heavy rainfall caused flooding on some roads.

By mid-morning the B4494 Oxford Road in Newbury was barely passable between the Grove Road and Love Lane junctions.

Sandford Lane in Woodley and Emmbrook Road in Wokingham were also closed for a time.

Flood alerts have been issued for Lower River Loddon, the River Pang and the River Blackwater at Swallowfield.


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CCTV road fines: Tackling traffic or raising money?

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By Adam Shaw

A growing number of councils want to use CCTV to catch more drivers breaking traffic laws. They say the move will ease congestion but drivers say they are being unfairly penalised to raise money.

I am driving on the road to nowhere - seeing how easy it is to pick up motoring fines on the way. I am investigating how motorists are struggling with complex road signs and whether they are being used as cash cows by councils who are making millions of pounds from traffic fines. For every three cars that were on the road 20 years ago, there are now four.

As traffic gets worse, councils are seeking new ways of fining motorists by using CCTV.
I start my journey sitting in a traffic jam on the way to Basildon, Essex. Here the council has turned an entire road into a bus lane and can fine motorists at any time. But although buses do not run on a Sunday, cars can still not drive down this road. The council says it would review these times if the local community supported it. Around the country, bus lanes are the new battleground for drivers.

Some councils in England now fine three times as many drivers as they did five years ago. In London, you can be fined £130 for a traffic offence whereas outside the capital the top levy is £70.

Reading Borough Council tops the table for bus lane tickets so I drive to meet a councillor whose portfolio includes highways.

"This allegation that somehow we put in cameras to raise money is nonsense," said Tony Page. "We put in cameras so that buses... run on time and the bus lanes do what they say."

Bristol City Council can also fine drivers for entering bus lanes but a transport service for the disabled is unhappy with how the rules are being enforced. The council allows a minibus into its bus lanes but not a van carrying people in wheelchairs, so they have to sit in the queue or the company risks a fine.

"For the last two years we've paid about £400 in fines and in fact in the last two months, we've paid £90 in three fines," said Martyn Hancock of Disabled Travel Service.

Bristol and Reading councils are significant as they are part of a group of 20 authorities outside London who want to gain extra enforcement powers to fine motorists for offences like stopping in box junctions and ignoring no-right-turn signs. Councils in the capital already have those powers and that is where I am heading next.

In London, it is time for me to test my driving skills in one of the nation's ticketing hotspots. I head for the Bagley's Lane box junction in Fulham, which is nicknamed the "money box". More than 29,000 motorists were fined here in the year to March, yielding £2m for Hammersmith and Fulham Council. I give myself a pep talk as I approach it, revisiting my Highway Code. You're not allowed stop in a box junction if it blocks traffic. If your exit road is not clear, you must not enter in the first place. There is one exception - if you are turning right and the only thing stopping you getting out of the box is oncoming traffic. As I am careful to abide by the rules, the other drivers around me see red. I refuse to creep into the box junction and I am shouted at and beeped as other commuters desperately try to move ahead.

After resident Andrew Ashe got a ticket, he submitted a Freedom of Information request, forcing the council to reveal email exchanges in their traffic department. There were emails that highlighted talk of financial targets rather than of improving traffic flow.

"Another record for us," read one email. "The late shift penalty charge notices helped matters so well done everyone," read another. In fact, there is even an internal email which appears to show council frustration that drivers are obeying the law because that would mean fewer fines and less money for the council. "A worrying start as penalty charge notices seemed to reduce," said the email.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council said the remarks from the internal emails represented "office banter" which did not demonstrate a culture of revenue-raising. The council said it was committed to reducing the number of tickets at the Bagley's Lane box junction. I decided to give the council a helping hand. I stood on the side of the road and counted the number of vehicles getting stuck in the junction during rush hour.

I got a ladder out, climbed a lamp-post and put up a couple of signs warning people about the junction. After we put our signs up, there was a 25% drop in the number of cars getting stuck in the junction. Our signs, it appeared, were working - but I thought I had better alert the authorities.

Despite the fact that the signs seemed to make drivers obey the rules, Hammersmith and Fulham told me to take the signs down. There is no easy answer to the increasing congestion on our roads.

But one thing became clear on my road trip. Councils around the country are seeking the enforcement powers already used in London, and that will mean extra revenue for them in a tough economic climate. New CCTV-enforced traffic fines could be coming to a council near you.
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I saw this show last night. Fines for driving in Bus lanes has gone up over 400% in Reading! Staggering! I refuse to believe it's because people are being more careless/selfish, it is because RBC are looking to make more money off the Tax payer the easiest way they no how; target the Motorist! Always an easy victim.

As was suggested last night, I wonder how many fines there would be issued if the monies didn't go into the council coffers? Tony page won't be happy until Reading has ground to a hault! ^o)
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I remember an 'Anti-Bus Lane candidate' in the general election for the Oxford constituency!
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I saw this show last night. Fines for driving in Bus lanes has gone up over 400% in Reading! Staggering! I refuse to believe it's because people are being more careless/selfish, it is because RBC are looking to make more money off the Tax payer the easiest way they no how; target the Motorist! Always an easy victim.

As was suggested last night, I wonder how many fines there would be issued if the monies didn't go into the council coffers? Tony page won't be happy until Reading has ground to a hault! ^o)
There was a bloke who was continually caught using a bus lane in Reading, was fined for it, but wasn't bothered because he had a lot of money. And don't forget that scumbag who killed a 12-year old boy whilst driving in a bus lane near the college. I don't know what the answer is, but people can't just drive where they want.
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On the M4 eastbound between junctions J13 (Newbury) and J12 (Reading), expect traffic delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to barrier repairs closing two lanes, between 9 pm and 6 am, from 10 June 2013 to 22 June 2013.


On the M4 westbound between junctions J12 (Reading) and J13 (Newbury), minor traffic delays can be expected at peak times due to barrier repairs closing one lane, between 9 pm and 6 am, from 10 June 2013 to 22 June 2013.
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MOTORISTS will face road delays across West Berkshire in the coming weeks

A lane is closed with 30mph speed restrictions at Junction 14 of the M4 at Hungerford due to roadworks on the roundabout below the motorway. Drivers should use the left-hand lane for the first exit, and the right-hand lane for any other exit.

The westbound hard shoulder under the bridge will be closed between 9am and 4pm on Thursday and Friday. The scheme is due to finish in July.

There are also lane closures on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 14 and Junction 15 at Swindon from 10pm to 6am for four nights, from tonight (Monday) to Thursday. The eastbound entry and exit slip roads at junction 14 will also be closed overnight with diversions signposted.

Railway bridge maintenance works in Newbury's A339 carry on this week. The bridge will be closed in both directions on Friday between 9pm and 6am, with a diversion signposted. There is a 30mph speed limit and narrow lanes throughout the coming weeks.

The east side footpath is closed all this week, finishing on Friday, from 9am to 4pm, and pedestrians can cross on the west side.

Station Road at the A339 junction is closed until September. People can reach the station via St John's Road, which is clearly signposted. The scheme is due to finish in October 2013.

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MOTORISTS are facing delays across West Berkshire from a series of road works schemes. A lane is closed with 30mph speed restrictions at Junction 14 of the M4 at Hungerford due to roadworks on the roundabout below the motorway. Drivers should use the left-hand lane for the first exit, and the right-hand lane for any other exit.

The westbound hard shoulder under the bridge will be closed between 9am-4pm tomorrow and Friday. The scheme is due to finish in July. There are also lane closures on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 14 and Junction 15 at Swindon from 10pm to 6am for four nights, finishing on Thursday night.

The eastbound entry and exit slip roads at junction 14 will also be closed overnight with diversions signposted. Railway bridge maintenance works in Newbury's A339 carry on this week. The bridge will be closed in both directions on Friday night between 9pm and 6am, with a diversion signposted. There is a 30mph speed limit and narrow lanes throughout the coming weeks.

The east side footpath is closed all this week, finishing on Friday, from 9am-4pm and pedestrians can cross on the west side. Station Road at the A339 junction is closed until September. People can reach the station via St John's Road, which is clearly signposted. The work is due to finish in October.
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Reading railway station's northern entrance opens

A new transport hub intended to cut bus journey times to Reading train station has been opened as part of an ongoing redevelopment. The northern entrance has been transformed to include new bus stops, a taxi rank and pedestrian access.

Bus passengers coming from the north of the town can stop at the new hub rather than the station's south entrance. The £895m redevelopment, which includes new signalling and platforms, is set to finish in 2015.

Tony Page, Reading council's transport member, said: "This side of the station was previously quite dingy and dismal. Getting in from the north beforehand was quite an unpleasant experience. The environment has been completely transformed and this will compliment the work inside the station with an area providing good transport links."

The council estimates a third of passengers using the station will use the new northern entrance.

James Freeman, from Reading Buses, said: "We believe it will save passengers around five to six minutes on their journeys getting into the railway station. There's little inconvenience too as all the routes will still serve their previous stops."
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Tomorrow's weather (Saturday) in South East will be 64/wsymbol 0001 sunny with a maximum daytime temperature of 81°f and a nighttime temperature of 54°f (27°c/12°c). Wind will be coming in from the ENE, reaching 6mph. On Sunday it'll be 64/wsymbol 0001 sunny , with 5 miles per hour wind from the N. Daytime temperatures will reach 82°f, and during the night the temperature will drop to around 61°f (28°c/16°c).
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