REGENT Circus will see overnight road closures next month as roadworks near completion.

From 8pm to 6am on Monday, August 6, Tuesday 7 and Wednesday, August 8, the road by the Central Library and MECA will be closed to allow for resurfacing works to take place.

Coun Fionuala Foley, Swindon Borough Council’s cabinet member for highways, said: “We are asking people to bear with us while we make these very important upgrades to Regent Circus.

“We are closing the road overnight, rather than during the day, to avoid any unnecessary inconvenience for residents and we hope to have the full works completed by the end of the summer.

“The new layout will make the environment much safer for pedestrians and public transport will be able to move more freely.”

The scheme involves creating a continuous bus lane from the eastern end of Commercial Road through to Princes Street. It will form part of the new so-called bus corridor between Wichelstowe and the town centre via Old Town and Mannington.

The improvements to Regent Circus include widening and repaving of the existing footpaths on both sides of the road, new bus shelters, street lighting and the installation of planters.

There will be no access for vehicles to Princes Street from Commercial Road or Victoria Road during the overnight closures and diversions will be clearly signposted.

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