ANPR cameras return to Swindon after 15 years
New ANPR cameras are set to be installed in Swindon. The announcement comes 15 years after the Borough Council became the first local authority in England to switched off its fixed speed cameras amid claims that they did not lower the number of accidents on roads. The new scheme will see ANPR devices trialled at […]
Contractor sought for Swindon waterproofing project
Swindon Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of waterproofing works to Pagoda Culvert in the Swindon urban area. Works and materials are required to waterproof the deck of the culvert, undertake internal concrete repairs, install a new Toucan crossing and complete localised highway reinstatement, […]
£50m needed to repair Swindon’s potholes, says Councillor
A councillor says that £50m might be needed to repair all the potholes in Swindon. Chris Watts, Swindon Borough Council’s cabinet member for Environment and Transport, said funding shortfalls had led to a “backlog” that would only be resolved by an infusion of money, well beyond that currently received from the government. Cllr Watts told […]