Hundreds of people flocked to Coleview Community Centre to see proposals for major new junctions in the east of Swindon.
The drop-in event was organised by Swindon Borough Council to present options for improving transport infrastructure as part of the New Eastern Villages development, which will see about 8,000 homes, schools and new businesses built on land east of the A419 over the coming years.
More than 400 people attended the event and council officers were available to talk through the plans and to listen to residents’ views.
Ninety feedback forms were received from the drop-in and these will be used by the New Eastern Villages project team to help inform the proposals as they are developed.
Four major transport schemes were on display focusing on improvements to the White Hart Junction, a scheme to improve the A420 Gablecross Junction and plans for the Great Stall Bridge and Southern Connector Road.
Cllr Toby Elliott, Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Sustainability, said: “I would like to thank the hundreds of people who took the time to visit the drop-in event. I would like to assure them that their views are important to us and all the feedback we received will be fed back into our project team.
“The New Eastern Villages is the largest greenfield urban extension in the UK and will bring much-needed housing, jobs and schools so it is vital we have the necessary infrastructure to support the development.
“Yesterday’s event was the latest in a number of engagement sessions we have held and I would encourage people who did not have the opportunity to attend to visit our website so they can see the plans for themselves.”
Further drop-in events will take place over the coming months and details will be publicised as soon as they are available.
Plans on each of the NEV transport infrastructure schemes are available at: www.swindon.gov.uk/NEV
For further details please contact the Swindon NEV team by email at: [email protected]
