More than 100 roads to be resurfaced by council

The latest improvements are part of a five-year resurfacing scheme

More than 100 residential streets are set to be resurfaced over the next 10 weeks, as part of an £8m local authority scheme.

The next stage of Reading Borough Council's five-year investment in roads will begin on Monday, with work on Heatherden Close, Farrowdene Road and Byworth Close.

As well as work on 106 residential roads, the authority said a further 64 main roads in the Berkshire town would also undergo improvements later in the year.

So far, the scheme has seen a 39% drop in the number of potholes reported, the authority said.

Karen Rowland, the council's environmental services and community safety chief, said a good standard of roads is something that residents regularly feed back as being a priority to them.

"Over the last five years, we've taken huge steps in significantly bringing up the standard of our roads throughout Reading," she said.

The work "only confirms our commitment to responding to our residents in doing everything we can to give them better roads", added Ms Rowland.

The roads being improved from Monday will see temporary closures to ensure work can be carried out quickly and safely, the council said.

Orders preventing parking and implementing diversions will also be put in place during the works.