A pothole causing bus diversions that forced elderly and disabled people to travel longer to get to their homes has been fixed.
Charles Croal, who lives in Calcot, has complained that the Reading Buses number 26 route has been diverted due to a pothole in a bus gate.
There is a bus gate between Pollards Way and The Chase, which is used to improve service efficiency and access.
But a photo taken by Mr Croal shows damage restricting bus access between the two residential roads.
He said: “The Number 26 Bus has been diverted along the A4 Bath Road instead of Pollards Way in Calcot for the last two weeks owing to a pothole which has formed in the bus gate.
“A local resident has been informed by West Berks Council that it could be 28 days before the pothole will be fixed, because Pollards Way will need to be closed.
“It was inconveniencing many residents, including the elderly and disabled who rely on this popular bus service to access Sainsbury's and Reading town centre.”
A spokesperson for West Berkshire Council confirmed that the pothole was fixed in the morning yesterday (Thursday, March 5).
Mr Croal said: “Now it's fixed the buses will run through again, but it's been there for more than two weeks.
The diversion signs were still up on Wednesday.”
Explaining the difficulties faced by neighbours, he said: “People would have to walk over to Bath Road to get the bus, so it's had quite an impact on those living in Pollards Way and The Chase, they were quite badly affected.
“They would have to cross the road for part of their journeys.”
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