Wiltshire Council shares detailed plans on the A3102 Safer Roads Scheme

In April 2023, the council was awarded nearly £7m from the Department for Transport's Safer Roads Fund to help improve the safety of the A3102 for all road users.

The Safer Roads Fund will support safety improvements to the 50 highest risk local A-road sections in England. The road sections were identified using traffic flow and accident data, which were assessed by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) to establish an overall risk rating.

The council's plans include more than 35 improvements to the road, from improving visibility by removing shrubs and trees, to the remodelling of some junctions where more accidents are likely to occur.

Cllr Caroline Thomas, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: Thanks to the funding from the Department for Transport's Safer Roads Fund, we are making more than 35 improvements on the A3102, from the M4 to the A350 at Melksham, to make it safer for all road users.

We have already started some of the work on the road to improve visibility by cutting back hedges and shrubs, and in the coming months we will start work on a range of safety measures, such as improving signage and road markings, and redesigning some junctions.

In our Business Plan we set out our priorities to have well-connected communities that are safe, and this funding will help us to meet this goal on the A3102.

To find out exactly what is happening and when, people should see our project website, which features a comprehensive map of all the improvements.

The Safer Roads Fund has seen £100m committed nationally to improve road safety and, together, the schemes are set to prevent around 1,450 fatal and serious injuries over the next 20 years. The latest £47.5m investment programme should prevent around 760 fatal and serious injuries over the next 20 years, with a financial benefit to society of £420m, in addition to saving much heartache to friends and families that would have been affected, according to Road Safety Foundation analysis.

To find out more about the A3102 scheme and the schedule of works, people should go to https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/highways-a3102.