Minor highways improvements
Our Traffic Management and Road Safety team considers requests for minor changes to roads and pavements across Swindon.
These changes must improve road safety or help manage congestion.
Changes you can request
Minor changes may include:
- traffic signs
- road markings
- speed limit changes
- parking controls
- restrictions on vehicle movements
- pedestrian crossings
- bollards
Read more about traffic management and when changes may be appropriate.
How we prioritise requests
We receive many requests and cannot make every proposed change.
We are more likely to prioritise a request if it:
- addresses an identified road safety concern or helps reduce congestion
- benefits the wider community, rather than one person or household
- has the support of most residents and businesses that would be affected
Requests about minor parking issues in residential streets are unlikely to be prioritised. This is particularly the case if the issue affects only one household.
Any proposed change must also:
- be allowed by law
- follow our established processes
- support the priorities in the Swindon Plan
- fit within our available staff and funding
Minor works are unlikely to go ahead unless they are linked to an existing priority or programme.
How to make a request
If you think a road or pavement in your area needs to change:
- Find and contact your ward councillors
- Explain the problem and why you think the change is needed
- Provide evidence showing the effect of the problem
- Show whether other residents or businesses support the change
Evidence and wider community support will help us assess and prioritise the request.
Your ward councillors will decide whether to support your request. If they support it, they will contact us and explain the level of community support.
If your ward councillors do not support the request, it is unlikely to be prioritised. You do not need to contact the Traffic Management and Road Safety team directly.
What happens next
We will consider supported requests alongside others from across the borough.
A request will only progress if it meets the relevant legal requirements, follows our processes, and is a priority within the resources available.