The £9m scheme is designed to tackle jams on the IDR

Details of how traffic will be affected by the £9m plan for the inner distribution road (IDR) in Reading, Berkshire, are being published.

A five-week statutory consultation process is to begin on Thursday. It follows a series of public meetings held throughout last November.

The one-way plan is designed to reduce jams and improve access to the town.

Anti-clockwise flow

Councillor John Howarth, the borough council's member for strategic planning and transport, said: "The proposal to make the IDR one way is vital for the future of Reading.

"Residents, businesses and key stakeholders have already been involved and this provides a further opportunity to make comments in line with the statutory process."

The plan to make traffic on the IDR flow in an anti-clockwise direction only will also see the route's infamous concrete flyover demolished.