Temporary closure of part of Broadway, Maidenhead

A short stretch of Broadway, Maidenhead, will be closed for seven days from the end of the month to allow new gas and water mains supplies to be connected to two adjacent new office and residential developments.

Broadway will be closed along the 67-metre stretch from its junction with Queen Street to the junction with Park Street from 12 noon on Sunday March 30 to 12 noon on Sunday April 6.

Diversions will be clearly signposted with the alternative route via Queen Street northwards, High Street, St Ives Road and York Road.

The Broadway exit from the Grove Road car park will be closed for the duration of the work, and the Royal Borough's car park team will create a temporary exit onto York Road, alongside the existing entrance.

The gas and water mains – as well as a new drainage and sewerage outlet - will be connected to the new developments at 29A and Chatsworth House, Broadway, by means of trenches dug across the roadway. Work on the trenches will begin on Sunday morning and continue into Monday, followed by the laying of the water and gas pipes on Wednesday and Thursday and the backfilling and reinstatement of the road surface on Friday and Saturday, in readiness for the re-opening of the road on Sunday (April 6).

Cllr Colin Rayner, lead member for highways, transport and the environment, said: "We have worked very closely with the developers of the two site, the contractors and the utility companies to minimise the inevitable disruption to this part of the town.

"By working together from the outset we have managed to ensure that there will be only one road closure, during which time all the essential services will be run into the new buildings – rather than up to five closures if each of the utilities had to work separately.

"We do appreciate that people wil be inconvenienced during the week-long closure, but in the long-term the new developments will bring more people into the area during the day which will undoubtedly generate extra business locally. So please do bear with us during this essential work. We will monitor the process to make sure the contractors keep to their promises."

For further information contact about the closure contact Streetcare Services on 01628 796801.