Motorists will notice major changes to the M4 motorway near Swindon from next week when a huge engineering project moves up a gear. From Monday (18 May) the latest phase of work will begin on the Wichelstowe Southern Access (WSA), which will create a new route into one of Swindon’s newest housing developments. The scheme,… read more
Please note that Hodson Bridge over the M4 will be closed from 7pm to 6pm on the 1st – 4th June. Please view or download the Highways England letter for further details.
Please view or download the attached documents. If residents want the Parish Council to be aware of their views then email clerk@chiseldon-pc.gov.uk by 25th May, to be in time for the 26th May planning, highways and transport meeting. Public Notice, Day House Lane Plan, Day House Lane SOR, Day House Lane
View or download details on these closures.
Public Notice Swindon Borough Council Section 14 – The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Notice Of Temporary Road And Footway Closure – Broome Manor Lane. Swindon This restriction is being introduced to allow the Highway Agency to carry out works and surveys for the bridge deck refurbishment and will prohibit vehicles/pedestrians from proceeding on Broome… read more
A package of measures aimed at improving the way people move around the Town Centre has been given the thumbs up by councillors. Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet approved the Town Centre Movement Strategy (TCMS) at its virtual meeting last night (22 April). The Movement Strategy has been developed to support the Town Centre Masterplan, which… read more
This Order is being introduced to allow works on behalf of Thames Water to excavate road and verge to lay reinforcement water main and will prohibit vehicles from proceeding on Day House Lane/ Meadow Way from No. 33 Meadow Way and along 33 metres of Day House Lane. Alternative Route – via Medbourne Lane to… read more
Earlier this month, we were hoping to remove the overhead gantry by the former Toys R Us car park exit on the A420. However, severe weather conditions caused by recent storms has meant that this work has had to be postponed. A new date has now been selected for the removal of the gantry: the… read more
Swindon Borough Council is charging ahead with a bid to the Government to improve the Borough’s air quality. The Council has teamed up with Swindon’s two main bus service providers – Swindon’s Bus Company, owned by Go South Coast, and Stagecoach West – as it aims to become the country’s first Electric Bus Town. Transport… read more
Older people and those with disabilities will be able to use their bus passes before 9.30am from Monday (23 March). Swindon Borough Council has made the decision in conjunction with local bus companies to enable both older and disabled residents to get to the shops earlier during the current COVID-19 pandemic so they can take… read more
Highways England operates, maintains and improves England’s motorways and major A roads. I am writing to let you know we will shortly be carrying out works in this area. The works As part of our commitment ot improve traffic flow in this area, we plan to improve capacity on the A419 by adding a dedicated… read more
The Department for Transport (DfT) named Swindon Borough Council as one of 32 local authorities, which are set to benefit from £93.4m from the Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund. The funding, which totals £4.85m and will include additional funding from the Council, cannot be used for ongoing repairs such as potholes. However, it will be… read more
Plans to create a new bus interchange and gateway into Swindon Town Centre will be the focus of two public drop-ins next week. The proposed scheme has been developed by Swindon Borough Council and would see Fleming Way completely transformed to include a new public space with a green spine to reflect the old canal… read more
To kick off half term next week, Swindon Travel Choices has joined up with the Beat the Street team to hold a cycle roadshow at the Orbital Retail Park. The roadshow, which will take place on Monday (17 Feb), will promote the benefits of cycling and highlight the many traffic-free routes that are available across… read more
Work to build the embankment south of the M4 is progressing well. The embankment will play a major part in how we will create a tunnel under the M4 without closing the road. We will be explaining how this will work in future editions. You may have noticed that average speed cameras have been installed… read more
Shoppers using Mannington Retail Park are benefitting from a scheme which will significantly improve congestion at a major Swindon roundabout. A new slip road from the retail park directly onto Great Western Way has just been opened, which will reduce the amount of traffic leaving the shopping area at the Wootton Bassett Road exit and… read more
Improvements complete for path linking Swindon to Marlborough You may have noticed quite a bit of work on the path recently, undertaken by Sustrans: there’s some new surface, new benches and signing and quite a lot of tree management. We hope this makes the path easier and more enjoyable. There’s an article about it in… read more
Wichelstowe Southern Access Road When driving towards Junction 16 of the M4, you may have noticed that work has started on the Wichelstowe Southern Access. Construction of a temporary embankment has begun and cables used by Highways England to monitor Swindon’s roads have now been relocated. The Southern Access, which will create an additional route… read more
There will be a number of changes to bus timetables over Christmas. Please take a look at the Stagecoach and Swindon Bus Company websites for more information. Also, from 15 December 2019, three quarters of Great Western Railway journey times will change. Please check the GWR website to see if you will be affected. Christmas… read more
Queens Drive will be completely closed inbound between Drakes Way and the Magic Roundabout from 9pm this evening (5 Dec) due to a damaged water main. Thames Water requested the closure after initial investigation work proved to be inconclusive. The water company will now expose the water main in an effort to identify the exact… read more