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8 The Link Magazine • August 2003
Westlea speed restrictions in place for next term
A road safety campaigner is looking forward to the completion of a safety scheme outside Westlea School, two years after funds were
approved.
Work on installing speed reduc- worried about traffic speeds on Dawn Dolphin said parents had under the Safer Routes to School
ing humps and curb build-outs on Langstone Way as drivers take a been waiting too long for the job to scheme. But our hopes turned to
Langstone Way will take place short cut between Whitehill Way be completed. "We started cam- frustration with one delay after
during the summer holidays, ready and Great WesternWay.Theyhave paigning to make Langstone Way another.
for the new school term in Septem- also been concerned about parents safer with great optimism, particu- "There have been so many near
ber. Phil Martlew at Swindon parking on both sides ofLangstone larlyaftertheprojectwasapproved misses and we must be thankful a
Council's traffic management de- Way, endangering children who tragic accident has
partment said the humps would walk to school and restricting not taken place.
be the softer kind because school emergency access. " We'll be glad to see
buses still use the road, as opposed The project was due to be corn- ^ ' the road safety
to the controversial75mmhighver- pleted during the Easter holidays _., measures in place;
sions installed on Freshbrook Way but was delayed because local con- t ' , _ .. — there will be uproar
which have caused drivers much sultation had not taken place and if they don't get the
aggravation. the West area panel had to be job done in time."
Schoolgovernorshavelongbeen shown the plans. Parent governor South Swindon
MP Julia Drown,
who has cam-
paigned for 20mph
zones outside all
schools also wel-
comed the project.
Dawn Dolphin escort-
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