A road is set to be closed over the next month while the final elements of an "unsafe" car park are demolished.

The former Broadway multi-storey car park in Maidenhead was found to be structurally unsafe after it was closed in December 2022.

The safety was first cast into doubt when an element of the ceiling collapsed.

Following extensive surveys, the car park was found to be "beyond its economic life" with work recently beginning to dismantle the structure.

The phased demolition has since seen scaffolding embody the 1960s car park, with a strip of shops to its left being demolished to make way for the rest of the work.

In February the council revealed asbestos had been found in the structure, which pushed the demolition programme back by several weeks.

Now the Royal Borough is reminding people of the road closure on Broadway starting on Monday 13 May.

This will require, firstly, a partial road closure of Broadway, and then a full closure to enable the spiral ramp and staircase tower to be safely removed, ensuring pedestrians and vehicles stay a safe distance from these major demolition works.

From Monday, May 13 to Monday, June 3, a lane closure will be in place on Broadway, while the spiral ramp is demolished, to ensure a safe distance is maintained for passing traffic and pedestrians.

This will include the closure of the current designated Broadway access lane (adjacent directly to the former car park) with the right-hand lane along Broadway being open to enable traffic to continue to access the town centre.

Then a full road closure on Broadway will be required from Tuesday, June 4 to Thursday, June 13, daily between 9am to 3pm (though with no weekend closures) in order to enable the safe demolition of the staircase tower. The footway on the opposite side will remain open.

A diversion for motorists will be in place during this time via A4 Frascati Way, A4 Bad Godesberg Way, A4 St Clouds Way, Forlease Road, Bridge Road and High Street.

Councillor Geoff Hill, Cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “As with any large-scale demolition project in a busy built-up area, there is likely to be some unavoidable disruption to undertake these works safely, but we’re striving to minimise this though taking a phased approach to closures and avoiding full closure at the weekends.

Several bus routes will be impacted by the closure, with information about alternatives set to be posted at all bus stops.