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This is an information request relating to the construction of council bollards. Please include the following information:
1. The total number of all width restriction bollards deployed, The address including road name of where these bollards have been deployed.
Sixteen bollards in total for width restrictions:
• Waingels Road, Woodley
• Murdoch Rd, Wokingham
• Springfield Park, Twyford
• Oaklands Lane, Crowthorne
2. What year were they deployed?
• Waingels Road, Woodley - 1997
• Murdoch Rd, Wokingham - 1987
• Springfield Park, Twyford - 1990
• Oaklands Lane, Crowthorne - 2022
3. What is the width between the width restriction bollards?
Width restriction bollards are defined as posts or bollards that are placed in the road so that vehicles wider than the width cannot pass between them.
• Waingels Road, Woodley – 2.0m
• Murdoch Rd, Wokingham – 2.0
• Springfield Park, Twyford – 2.0m
• Oaklands Lane, Crowthorne – 1.5m
4. If you don't hold information on the number of accidents, where would this information be found? Vehicle related accidents are defined as the number of incidents reported to the council that involve collisions with the bollards and a vehicle.
The council only hold injury accident data, not damage only.
There have been zero injury accidents at these locations in the last 5 years.
5. The number of vehicle accidents related to width restriction bollards. Please include the address of bollard related to the accident
In the full calendar years 2018 to 2022 and in 2023 to date the council has received 2 claims from drivers seeking compensation for damage to vehicles allegedly caused by bollards: one relates to width restriction bollards in Rose Street, Wokingham and one relates to an unspecified bollard in West Road, Wokingham.
6. How much it cost to fix the bollard
Dependent on damage to the bollard i.e if need full replacement or re-aligned due to being knocked.
7. How much was spent on the settlement to the driver?
£0