In July last year, Swindon Borough Council agreed a 5-year programme to deliver road safety and congestion improvements for schools across Swindon.
As part of our School Safety Environment Zones Scheme, which has an annual budget of £100,000, the council have been working closely with a number of schools to improve road safety and congestion issues outside each school.
Some of the improvements made include introducing school ‘keep clear’ markings, single and double yellow lines, flashing amber school signs, and Swindon’s first trial School Street.
After a successful first twelve months the council have now selected another 15 schools to benefit from the scheme this year and work will begin on the first of these schools soon.
Councillor Kevin Parry, Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Service Delivery, Waste and Transport, said: “Over the past year, a lot of work has been undertaken, with great success, to improve the safety of roads around local schools, which present a potential danger to children, particularly at busy times of the day.
“Following the success of last year’s programme, we look forward to building relationships and working with the 15 new schools chosen for this year, to help make the areas around their schools as safe as possible, while educating pupils and teachers about the importance of road safety.”
The next 15 schools for inclusion in this year’s programme, year 2 of the 5 year programme, have been identified below.
- Swindon Academy (Penhill Primary School)
- Even Swindon Primary School
- Abbey Meads Primary School
- The Ridgeway School
- Wroughton Junior School
- Gorse Hill Infant and Junior School
- St Catherine’s RC Primary School
- Seven Fields Primary School
- Westrop Primary School
- Ruskin Junior School
- South Marston CE Primary School
- Shaw Ridge Primary School
- Mountford Manor Primary School
- Eastrop Infant Academy
- Bridlewood Primary School
