The speed limit on many roads in Swindon is being reduced, it has been confirmed by the council.
Swindon Borough Council has released a full list of roads where the limit will be 20mph.
New road markings were spotted by residents in the Moredon area, but the changes extend over multiple parts of the town.
A council spokesperson said: “Our Road Safety Strategy states that the council will review Swindon’s speed limits ‘to ensure they remain appropriate and enforceable.
"Particular attention will be given to the safety of vulnerable road users and the use of 20mph speed limits on residential streets’.
“The intended purpose of 20mph schemes is to minimise the risk of collisions occurring and to ensure that when collisions do occur, the impacts are unlikely to result in death or serious injury.
“The requests for the 20mph zones were submitted to the Council by local Ward Councillors on behalf of the local community as part of our invitation for applications for potential 20mph speed limits within the Borough.”
The 20mph limits are being installed on all of the following roads:
Abbey View Road - Introduction of a 20mph speed limit, starting from the junction of Moredon Road and finishing with the junction of The Street.
All the following streets for the full length:
Branksome Road
Lulworth Road
Poole Road
Barton Road
Boscombe Road
Cheddar Road
Barbury Close
Foxhill Close
Baydon Close
Wickdown Avenue
Charlbury Close
Combe Road
Lewisham Close
Fernham Road
Pembroke Gardens
Cheney Manor Road - Introduction of a 20mph speed limit in Cheney Manor Road from the junction of Vicarage Road to the junction of Akers Way and all roads off this section of Cheney Manor Road as follows:
Aubrey Gardens
Manor Gardens
Cheney Place
Harvey Grove
Brooklands Avenue
Old Shaw Lane
There will also be changes in Stanton Fitzwarren with an introduction of a 20mph speed limit on these roads:
Avenue Road - From a point 60m south southern kerb line un-named private access road Stanton House Hotel to the junction of Trenchard Road.
Trenchard Road - from the junction of The Avenues for a distance of 582.7m in north westerly direction.
Mill Lane – From the junction of Trenchard Road for a distance of 162.8m in a westerly direction.
Hossil Lane - From the junction of Trenchard Road for a distance of 68.3m in a westerly direction.
Church Lane - For its entirety
Lining and the installation of signs have been taking place this week.
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