NEARLY £10 million is to be spent on constructing a new park and ride, as well as expanding another, in the Wokingham borough. The council announced the plans to build a new Park and Ride at Coppid Beech Park and Ride in Wokingham, as well as construction of a second deck of parking spaces to the site at Winnersh Triangle on Friday, January 22. Work to build on the two sites is set to begin in February - overall, the construction of the new park and ride space on Coppid Beech is expected to cost about £3 million, and the extension on the Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride, Winnersh, is expected to cost a further £6.8 million.
The operator announced that with the current lockdown it makes sense to reduce or suspend some services . From Monday, January 25, both the Winnersh Triangle park & ride 500 and Green Line 702 services will be suspended. Reading Buses explained that customer numbers on both these services are extremely low and each of them have alternatives nearby for those who need to travel. Customers using Winnersh Triangle park & ride can catch the lion 4/X4 from the Cavendish Gardens stop on Reading Road which is just a five minute walk from the park and ride site. Green Line 702 customers can still use Green Line 703 between Slough and Windsor. There are also local services in the Slough and Windsor area provided by Thames Valley Buses.