• Major Work To Replace Woking's Elm Bridge Under Way

  By PatHill at 15:19 on 09/02/11

  

  Motorists face major disruption in the area as work to replace Woking's Elm Bridge gets under way. The work means that the road will be closed to traffic for the next 27 weeks to enable the new bridge structure to be built and moved into place. The existing bridge in Elm Bridge in Woking, also known as Kingfield Road Bridge, is being demolished. The work is a key part of the Hoe Valley Scheme which is set to protect nearly...

• Cycle Woking 'shared scheme' consultation extended

  By MaxRaymond at 11:28 on 16/12/10

  

  Consultation over 'shared space' in Woking has been extended by the council. Surrey County Council councillors have requested a review of the scheme, which allows cyclists to use pedestrian areas in town, even though it was only made permanent in September following an 18-month trial. The move to extend the consultation has come after much criticism from groups, such as Surrey Disabled People's Partnership, representing disabled...

• Kingfield Bridge Closure in Woking to be longer than expected

  By MaxRaymond at 12:56 on 10/12/10

  

  People travelling in and out of Woking could be bracing themselves for yet more misery as a major route could be closed for seven months next year. The Kingfield Road Bridge was meant to be closed for just three months from February but the modified plans mean that it could be closed for at least double that and cause more disruption than previously thought. We got in touch with Woking Borough Council and they confirmed to us...

• Car Parking charges to change?

  By Sarah_Woking at 16:22 on 10/08/10

  

  Woking Borough Council is considering whether to increase or reduce fees at Victoria Way's Blue, Yellow and Red multi-story car parks near the Peacocks shopping centre. A range of options are being considered including removing the first half-hour charge and replacing it with £1 for the first hour, coupled with revising the remaining hourly tariff down from £1.10 to £1 Drivers currently pay 60p for the first...

• When will the roadworks end?

  By Sarah_Woking at 19:57 on 16/06/10

  

  I regularly travel between Woking and Weybridge, and have started to wonder if the roadworks will ever end! Most disappointly, the main Seven Hills Road is shut again for 10 weeks from Sunday, after being open for just a few weeks after all the pot holes were fixed. Southern gas are responsible for the road closing this time, because this is the main part of it's on-going gas mains replacement project. The closure had...

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