Proposals to make changes to the White Hart Junction, improve the A420 and build new roads to ease traffic to the New Eastern Villages will go on display at a public consultation tomorrow.

It comes ahead of plans to build around 8,000 homes, a secondary school and primary schools on land around the A420 by 2026.

The consultation will be held at the Coleview Community Centre in Towcester Road, Stratton St Margaret, between 3:30pm and 6:30pm.

Among the proposals are a project to improve the capacity and traffic management at the White Hart Junction, which connects the A420 and A419. The project, estimated to cost £29m, will aim to reduce the impact that the increased traffic caused by the new development will have on the junction.

The proposals will also allow for enhanced cycling and pedestrian facilities at the junction, as well as maintaining the existing pedestrian bridge. If approved, the works would begin in 2019, and are expected to last two years.

Among the other proposals to reduce traffic at the White Hart Junction are a link across the A419, known as the Great Stall Bridge. Previously known as the Green Bridge, the road will connect the New Eastern Villages with the existing communities in Stratton and Covingham.

It is proposed to be built immediately south of the White Hart Junction, and expected to cost £15.1m, funded through a grant from the Department for Transport and contributions from developers. The works are proposed to start in 2021, and last 16 months.

Proposals to build a new road, known as the Southern Connector Road, which would directly connect the New Eastern Villages with the Commonhead roundabout, are also designed to alleviate traffic.

With the route yet to be confirmed, as studies of the impact on the road on wildlife and archaeological sites would have to be conducted, the cost has not been announced. It is also expected to be funded through a Department for Transport grant and developer contributions.

A number of proposed improvements to the A420 will be on display at the public consultation.

They include improvements to the Gable Cross Junction, to help cope with existing and future traffic demands. The works, to be delivered by the council, would start in 2019, and take 11 months.

There are proposals to improve the capacity at the junction with Old Vicarage Lane, provide access beneath the railway to the New Eastern Villages both north and south of the A420, and add a new pedestrian and cycle crossing over the road.

In addition to the residential developments, there are plans for new commercial premises at Symmetry Park, for logistics and distribution.

A new access has already been created to the A420, which will serve the employment areas, and the new residential area built to the south.

More information on the plans can be seen at www.swindon.gov.uk/NEV