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Residents rise up to protest
at long planned road closure
Such was the response to the report in the November Link of the
imminent closure of Junction 6A on Thamesdown Drive that a publi,
meeting has been called.
Residents have been appalled to least after this meeting," said coui
learn that the junction would be- Tomlinson. "I'll be doing all I cal
come a bus-only route in Decem- to keep this road open unless it i
her - as originally designated in proved to me and local resident
the Haydon III Priory Vale Master that there is no choice for safet`
Plan in the late 1990s. reasons other than to close it."
With Lady Lane also to be closed, "We will also be looking at wh`
cutting off access to the developers, whc
Bridlewood Primary °° have sold hundred:
DISTRICT CENT
School from the east, of houses, did not in
all traffic will have to Redhouse form house purchas
Haydon End
leave Thamesdown West Swindon crs of the potentia
Drive atJunction land closure."
follow Eastbury Way Mike Christmas
through the residen- from North Swindoi
tial areas built in the District Q Development Corn
last two years. centre pany said that then
Ward councillor are safety issues a:
Justin Tomlinson re- j Junction 6A is de
ceived hundreds of signed only fo
calls from people con- , a , , buses. If more that
cerned about the im- , , 1 ; five cars are waiting
pact of the proposals. in the right filter lam
The meeting will be an opportu- they will overflow into the througl
nity for residents to hear from de- lane on Thamesdown Drive, thus
velopers and officers from the creating an accident hazard
Swindon Council's highways and The meeting takes place on
planning departments who will December, 7pm, Bridlewood Pri
explain why the closure is neces- mars School, Chartwell Road.
sary. • To comment mail:
"I have had confirmation that [email protected] o
no work will take place until at [email protected]

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