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Roadworks in Reading by area

Across the areas we cover there are 17 roadworks on now and 41 booked for the next month, and 17 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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17roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
41coming upbooked for the next 30 days
17road closureson now or coming up
13closures this week and next5 in the next 7 days

Darker means more roadworks. Tap an area for its page.

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Busiest right now: Reading (25), Lower Earley (13) and Woodley (11). The middle Reading area has 2, and 4 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Reading (7), Woodley (6) and Coley (5).

Every area, ranked

1ReadingRG1254217
2Lower EarleyRG613492
3WoodleyRG5111106
4WhitleyRG210641
5KatesgroveRG19185
6ColeyRG17075
7Kennet IslandRG26601
8TilehurstRG306241
9Reading WestRG13121
10NewtownRG1303–
11BattleRG302111
12Coley ParkRG12021
13Purley on ThamesRG82021
14EarleyRG6202–
15Caversham HeightsRG41011
16Dee ParkRG301101
17NorcotRG301101
18Caversham ParkRG4110–
19Emmer GreenRG4101–
20SouthcoteRG30101–
21Whitley WoodRG2101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 142 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

Warren RoadRailway work in the road and on the pavementWoodley12 Oct to 28 AprNetwork Rail
Reservoir CrescentRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadReading West14 Oct to 16 OctThames Water
Fosters LaneWork on pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeWoodley19 Oct to 21 OctOpenreach
Northumberland AvenueFootway & carriagway at side of Warwick HouseWhitley19 Oct to 30 OctLicensed by the council
New HillRepairs to pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the vergePurley on Thames19 Oct to 6 NovSouthern Gas Networks
Wokingham RoadRoad improvements in the roadLower Earley23 Oct to 24 OctWokingham Borough Council
London RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadKatesgrove24 Oct to 30 OctThames Water
London StreetRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadKatesgrove24 Oct to 30 OctThames Water
East StreetRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadKatesgrove24 Oct to 30 OctThames Water
Kendrick RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadKatesgrove24 Oct to 31 OctThames Water

10 road closures starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Bennet RoadWork on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement (emergency)Kennet IslandTodayThames Water
Lawrence RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadNorcotUntil 15 OctThames Water
Culver LaneRoad improvements in the road and on the pavementWoodleyUntil 16 NovWokingham Borough Council

3 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Thames Water2136%
SSEN1526%
Southern Gas Networks59%
Reading Borough Council47%
Openreach35%
Wokingham Borough Council23%
Network Rail23%
Virgin Media12%
National Highways12%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Reading publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Reading have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Reading (25), Lower Earley (13), Woodley (11), Whitley (10) and Katesgrove (9). The middle area has 2.

Which roads are closed in Reading this week?

5 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Bennet Road in Kennet Island, Lawrence Road in Norcot and Culver Lane in Woodley. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Reading?

Of the 58 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Thames Water (21), SSEN (15) and Southern Gas Networks (5). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.