PLANS to improve transport and traffic may finally get the go-ahead at next week's executive meeting at the council.

Bracknell Forest Council's executive will meet on March 12 to discuss and review the 2019/2020 transport programme on how to make improvements in the area.

If approved by the council's decision-making body, improvements will start to be made on mobility for residents, increased road capacity and reduced congestion.

As well as this, improvements to road safety, residential parking and traffic management could also be made.

Councillor Chris Turrell, executive member for planning and transport, said: "I am delighted that Bracknell Forest Council has secured £4 million of extra funding through successful government bids.

"This is a significant achievement and if the integrated transport capital programme is approved, this additional money will contribute towards our continued investment in road improvement works across the borough."

The council is set to oversee more than £5 million of spending on improving its roads and highways in the next year.

But only £275,000 of this will come from the council’s pockets, with millions coming from grants and more coming from developers contributions.

Key plans include work on the A322 Downshire Way, with £2.8 million set to be spent on creating two lanes that go in both directions and removing the bottleneck for traffic on the A329/A322 corridor.

And more government funds have been secured to complete the second part of improving Downshire Way in 2020/2021.

Another £1.8 million would go towards improving the corridor of the A3095 through Hanworth and Great Hollands, as works would see the widening of Crowthorne Road as well as capacity improvements to Hanworth roundabout “to provide more reliable journey times”.

Almost £500,000 could help to improve traffic management, with £160,000 being spent on speed management and safety schemes in the borough including at Wokingham Road and Downshire Way, which would help to “address collisions on the northbound entrance”.

Locks Ride, Winkfield, the B3017 at Winkfield Row, the B3022 at North Street and A3095 at Maidenhead Road, Winkfield Row, and Old Wokingham Road would also see enhancements which the council hopes would prevent collisions.

Nearly a quarter of a million pounds will be spent on increasing parking capacity in residential areas, with BFC and Silva Homes teaming up to fund more spaces Windmill Road, Cherry Close, Bullbrook Drive and more.

A new controlled crossing at Harvest Ride, Warfield, would help parents walking and cycling from the Woodhurst School site at a cost of £70,000, and a new footway and cycle path at South Road, Great Hollands, will link to Easthampstead Park Secondary School, also including a toucan crossing which will be provided by developers.

The 2019/20 integrated transport programme is formed to support the adopted Local Transport Plan which sets out key challenges facing Bracknell Forest from 2011 to 2026.

In previous years, the programme has been funded by a grant from central government alongside contributions from housing developers with sites located in the borough.

However, the council has secured additional funding from the government through the local growth fund and the National Productivity Investment Fund, meaning an additional £4 million will be spent in the next year.

Money has helped fund projects, including the Warfield Link Road, Coral Reef junction, A329 London Road and the Downshire Way dual carriageway and A3095 improvements.

Executive members will meet on Tuesday, March 12 to review Bracknell Forest Council's annual plan to reach a decision.