DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Swindon today to outline plans to redevelop the town centre.
His trip coincided with an announcement which will see £11.5 million given to the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership from the Government between 2016 and 2021 as part of a growth deal. This is on top of £130m already allocated.
The Swindon portion of the money will be put towards the second phase of Kimmerfield development, which will see a new bus interchange built on Fleming Way.
“This will mean an absolute transformation for Swindon which will see a car park knocked down and this whole area redeveloped with a new bus station,” Mr Clegg said.
“This is about taking money locked up in Whitehall and giving local decision making an opportunity.”
In Wiltshire, improvement projects include improving the West Ashton/Yarnbrook junction on the A350 and opening a digital industries centre in Corsham.
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