Utility works

As well as road maintenance works, carried out by our contractors, there are numerous other people and organisations (particularly providers of gas, electricity, water, sewerage disposal and telephone-related services) who carry out work on roads, pavements and bridges in Wokingham Borough.

They complete work on roads and pavements to maintain and improve the utilities required for households and businesses in Wokingham Borough.

To find current and planned roadworks, scheduled road closures and diversions routes in the county being undertaken across Wokingham Borough, please visit one.network.

More than 80 percent of the roadworks taking place across the borough are utility works. We have a legal obligation to allow utility companies to carry out their works on our road network. Our Streetworks team work closely with them all to try to ensure that essential works are carried out with as little disruption as possible while keeping everyone safe, including drivers, pedestrians, cyclist and those carrying out the works.

Gas, electric, water and telecoms companies submit a request to work on our roads and footways and this could be for installation or maintenance works and big projects need roadworks to be in place around the clock as they are having to dig holes in the road so closures or lights cannot be removed during peak travel times like we do with other works.

These works ensure we all have access to gas, water electricity, internet and phones. Planned maintenance reduces the chances of emergency works needing to be carried out, like a burst water pipe which can leave people without water and damage the road.

Useful contacts

• Virgin Media 0333 000 5925
• Open Reach 0800 023 2023
• City Fibre 0800 083 6160 
• South East Water 0333 000 3330
• Thames Water: 0800 714 614 (clean water)  0800 316 9800 (waste water)
• SSE 105
• SGN 0345 454 1111