Swindon Borough Council starts search for new contractor for its Highway Maintenance Term Service Contract 2024 – 2029
Swindon Borough is looking for a contractor for its next Highway Maintenance Term Service contractors which covers the period from 2024-2029. The council has identified areas in the Borough of major and minor work to improve and extend the life of the condition of the assets. Work designs will be issued over the course of […]
More than £14m to be spent on improving Swindon’s roads
More than £14m will be spent on maintaining and improving Swindon’s roads over the next three years. The borough council’s cabinet has approved the funding and set out where it plans to spend the money. However, the report, presented by the cabinet member for highways Kevin Parry, warned that there were risks and the possibility […]
Swindon Borough Council awards new public transport interchange to Colas
Swindon Borough Council has announced that the contract to create the new public transport interchange in Swindon town centre has been awarded to Colas Projects Ltd. The Fleming Way Bus Boulevard scheme, which has been developed by Swindon Borough Council, will see Fleming Way completely transformed to accommodate all bus services in the town and […]
Net Zero buses could be making their way to Swindon as council makes its way to next stage of DfT funding scheme
Bus users in Swindon could benefit from new zero emission buses as Swindon Borough Council makes it through to the next stage of the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme The ZEBRA scheme will provide up to £120 million for Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) across the country to support the introduction of […]
Waste lorries and children could carry air quality monitors in Swindon
Waste lorries and children could be carrying air pollution monitors in Swindon as part of plans to measure and monitor air quality levels in more detail. During a cabinet meetimg of the council last week, the Labour group’s spokesman for the environment Jane Milner-Barry said: “The 2020 Centre for Cities report identified that 5.4 per […]
