Highways and Street Management

We inspect, maintain and repair Reading's roads. We also manage the flow of people, vehicles and goods on them according to our Network Management Duty.

The Network Management Duty is a statutory duty placed on all local traffic authorities to help improve the flow of traffic their own networks and on the network of others. The duty applies to all traffic to include pedestrians, horses, motorcycles, lorries, cars and bicycles.

Under the Network Management Duty, the local authority has a duty to reduce the causes of congestion and disruption on the road network, by co-ordinating and managing road and street works effectively, the management of incidents, event planning, the control of parking and the network as a whole.

These duties must be carried out by working with all partners and stakeholders involving consultation and view from the general public.