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The Link Magazine • December 2001 7
New road could create dangers Canal bridge and underpass
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The assertion in the November Link that Akers Way wil become a opens up new leisure routes
quiet backwater with the opening of the Northern Orbital Road On 10 December the Mayor of Swindon coun David Cox unveils a
(NOR), to be know as Thamesdown Drive, has been challenged by major new project which harks .iack over 170 years when he offi-
one of our advertisers Dave Smith, who runs Garden Groomers.
cially opens the bridge over a footpath and cycle way at Moredon
He predicts an increase in heavy Road which will also become a route for the restored North Wilts
goods traffic using Akers Way canal.
which is going to present major Swindon Council principal landscape architect Russell Weymouth
dangers to pedestrians. said the building of the NOR/Thamesdown Drive extension provided
The new road is creating a by- an opportunity to create major foot and cycle connections between the
pass around the west and north of River Ray Parkway along the Old Town railway path to routes from
the town," said Dave. The cars West Swindon to the proposed Moulden Hill country park near Taw
taking people to and from Walmart Hill, and into the North Swindon pedestrian and cycle network.
from all points in the south and Henry Smith, secretary of the Swindon branch of the Wilts and Berks
south west via junction 16 of the Canal Trust, said the bridge is the first new structure on the North Wilts
M4 is going to create traffic jams Canal since it opened in 1819 and congratulated Swindon Council for
along Mead Way and Great West- taking the opportunity. "It was a fantastic effort to negotiate funding
ern Way through West Swindon. from the North Swindon Development Company. The culvert under
But Akers Way will now be- the road will
come an easy and more conven- allow us to
ient route for HGV drivers out of comment that traffic will also be achieve a long
Cheney Manor industrial estate to reduced on Westfield Way, he said held dream of
get to the A419, avoiding the Great there will be fewer vehicles in the restoring the
Western Way to Gorse Hill and up short term as through traffic trans- canal from the
Cricklade Road. fers to the NOR. Severn and
"There are two primary schools However, although the North Thames to the
along there and youngsters attend- Swindon District Centre will be Kennet and
ing Hreod Parkway don't always served by up to 20 buses an hour, Avon."
use the pedestrian bridge that peo- the number of cars from Haydon Henry Smith of
ple campaigned for in the 1980s. I Wick and other parts of Swindon the canal trust
really am worried that we will see passing along Westfield Way is with Kirk
more casualties." likely to be high. Goodchild, left,
Swindon Council transport plan- However, a weight limit on structure agent
ner Steve Hunter said that Akers Westfield Way to the south of Asda for Nuttalls and
Way would be kept under review. Wal-Mart will prevent HGV de- John Prothero,
Responding to last month's Link liveries through Haydon Wick. Nuttalls NOR
site manager
Thamesdown Drive dualling to A419
Having completed the NOR/Thamesdown Drive extension between
Lady Lane and Moredon Road, which was officially opened by the -
Mayor of Swindon coun David Cox on 22 November, civil engineering 5 he Chinese (Exper. . cnce.
firm Nuttalls have been appointed to undertake a forty week contract
to dual the already built section between Lady Lane and the Cricklade MEAD WAY, PEATMOOR,
Road /A419.
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