Old Town Councillor, Nadine Watts, has welcomed news that Swindon Council is set to refresh the lining on the crossings on Devizes Road and Newport Street. This follows Cllr Watts urging the Council to do this after residents got in touch with her. Old Town Councillor, Nadine Watts, said: “It is great news that the Council are planning to refresh the line marking on the crossings on Devizes Road and Newport Street. Many of the linings on crossings have become…
Roadworks will be taking place in order to patch the road on Queens Drive between the Magic Roundabout and the junction of Drakes Way. The road will be fully closed overnight between 10.00pm and 6.00am from the 22nd March to the 28th March. Please get in touch if you have any concerns.
Following requests by residents, some of the potholes in Goddard Avenue were repaired on 2 June. However, because so many cars were parked along the street, a large amount of the work could not be carried out. Thank you to everyone who moved their cars. It is a problem when people who do not live in the area park their cars on the road when work is scheduled to be carried out. In order to complete the outstanding work, there…
The following roadworks are currently scheduled in Walcot and Park North: Dacre Road: 8th July – 12th July Courtenay Road: 7th July – 11th July Delays are unlikely. Please see the Council’s Roadworks webpage for further information and updates: http://www.swindon.gov.uk/roadworks You can report any Highway problems or sign up to regular updates by emailing: hppd@swindon.gov.uk
Motorists are being advised that Kingshill Road will remain closed for the foreseeable future after a collapsed sewer created a large void underneath the road. An area of subsidence was initially found in the middle of the carriageway between Clifton Street and Bowood Road and, due to the size and location, resulted in the road being closed to through traffic on Thursday (30 June) morning on safety grounds. However, on further investigation the problem is worse than expected and Thames…
Please be aware that that Bloor Homes are carrying out some final resurfacing work on the section of Stonehenge Road between East Wichel Way and Staldon Road. Work commences on 27 June and should last for 4 weeks. Please see the attached letter and map for more information. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hestitate to contact me.
Updates from your Labour team Paul Dixon and Manetta Rodrigues in Eastcott. Old Town Tower Most of you will have no doubt heard about the plans a developer put forward for a tower block on the site of the Swindon Advertiser Offices. Thankfully this particular plan is not going ahead. We're opposed to this type of development in our area and will challenge inappropriate development. We must all be on alert for updated proposals and defend the special character of…