Old Town Councillor, Nadine Watts, welcomes agreement to install a pedestrian crossing on Marlborough Road. The crossing will be inserted where the existing pedestrian refuge is located near the junction with Carlisle Avenue and Evelyn Street. This agreement follows a request by a member of the public for consideration for this.
Old Town Councillor, Nadine Watts, welcomes agreement to install a pedestrian crossing on Marlborough Road. The crossing will be inserted where the existing pedestrian refuge is located near the junction with Carlisle Avenue and Evelyn Street. This agreement follows a request by a member of the public for consideration for this.
Three locations on Marlborough Road had been considered by Swindon Council for a pedestrian crossing as part of its Pedestrian Crossing Review. These were:
Design and implementation of the new crossing facility will be included in Swindon Council’s highways works programme for 2016/17, subject to funding approval.
Old Town Councillor, Nadine Watts, said:
“I had previously met with a group of parents early last year who live in Lakeside who had difficulties crossing the road safely to get to Croft Primary School. It took a long time to cross the road, due to the amount of traffic on Marlborough Road.
The Council carried out a traffic survey. We had another meeting in July last year with a Council officer to discuss the various options. I am pleased that work has been carried out to assess which out of the 3 locations would be the best to have a crossing and the Council has decided on the one nearest Carlisle Avenue and Evelyn Street junctions on Marlborough Road.
I am sure the parents will be happy to have a safer way to cross the road with the children. Hopefully the scheme will get funding. I will be pushing for this.”