There has been progress at the works at the Peachcroft roundabout being carried out be the house developers. The temporary four-way traffic lights have now been removed, with construction on the new sewer continuing away from the carriageway. As a result, traffic is flowing well through the junction.

There still need to be lights on the A34 interchange upgrade works at Lodge Hill as the work moves steadily forward.

Oxford Road was closed on Tuesday night to allow contractors to create a new road level on the approach from the Lodge Hill interchange towards Boars Hill, ensuring a smooth connection with the newly constructed section.

Traffic is now able to circulate all the way around the new roundabout, which will eventually link the northbound slip road towards Oxford with the southbound slip road from Newbury.

The northbound slip road to Oxford has reopened after being closed for the past four weeks. During that time it was rebuilt and resurfaced to modern standards.

Attention has now shifted to the opposite side of the junction. The slip road from Oxford is closed for the next four weeks while it undergoes the same reconstruction and resurfacing work.

Of course work continues on the new south bound slips but visually it is difficult to see what has happened since my last visit 4 weeks ago.