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West Forum hears humps to be dumped
Six years after residents of Toothill and Freshbrook started complaining
about the speed humps on Freshbrook Way, they are to be removed
whilst greater safety measures will be installed outside Oliver Tomkins
Infant and Junior Schools.
The West Swindon Forum has ever the council has yet to find a way
discussed the problem many times to pay for ground improvements
there was relief at the meeting on West Swindon access survey.
13 July to be told by traffic engineer Simon Lymn and Phil Martlew
Gwillam Lloyd that: presented the results of the survey
• the humps will be replaced by
published in The Link in early 2008,
raised tables at the junction of Corfe which they summarised in the July
Road and Westminster Road;
edition.
They will return to the forum
• ‘gateways’ will be created at each with a plan for new pedestrian and
end of Freshbrook Way;
• white lines will be standardised cyclist direction signs across West
along the road and the pelican
Swindon. If you have suggestions
crossing retained. as to where they should be installed,
Rowton Heath Way and Beau-
mail: [email protected]
maris Road, outside the schools, Policing the West. New West area
have had to cope with extra traffic
Inspector Adrian Burt said the re-
avoiding the humps. They will: cent restructuring of the Neighbour-
• become 20mph roads for the
hood Police Teams gives him more
whole of their length; officers to patrol West Swindon
• be accessed through ‘gateways’
at each end of the roads; (as well as Penhill, Pinehurst and
Rodbourne Cheney).
• have raised speed tables built at occasions when beat managers
The new system will see fewer
the junctions with Kilsythe Close
and Belver. and police community support
Subject to legal objections, the
officers are taken away from their
work could start in mid-November
and last about six weeks. neighbourhoods.
As a result of the change on 1 July,
The forum also discussed: he said there has been an increase
Flood alleviation in Westlea. De- in warrants and arrests, higher vis-
sign work for a second culvert under ibility of police officers and a greater
Westlea Drive to relieve heavy rain
presence in trouble hot spots. In
flows in Westlea brook is complete Toothill there has been a 20 per cent
and, if approved by the Environ- year on year crime reduction which
ment Agency, work could start at he wants to continue under the new
the end of September. NPT arrangements.
Cartwright Drive. A report on creat-
He would like to see Neighbour-
ing a bus passing bay outside the hood Watch schemes revitalised. To
school entrance will be brought to find out more or to offer to set one
the September meeting.
up, mail: Adrian.Burt@wiltshire.
Middleleaze. The fence around the pnn.police.uk
former Salt Way school playing field The agenda for the next West Forum
has been moved to incorporate it meeting will be published in the
into the adjacent open space. How- September Link.
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