The first major phase of a £6.98 million scheme to improve safety along the A3102 has been completed at the junction of the Calne bypass and Stanier Road.
The work forms part of Wiltshire Council’s A3102 Safer Road Scheme, which is being funded by the Department for Transport through its Safer Roads Fund.
The A3102 was identified as a route with a high number of fatal and serious collisions, with the wider scheme designed to reduce the risk and severity of crashes between Junction 16 of the M4 and Melksham.
The improvements at the Calne bypass and Stanier Road junction are the first major phase of the programme to be completed.
Further work is planned along the A3102, with the next major project due to begin at the A3102/A342 junctions at Bromham in October.
The Bromham work is expected to be completed by December and will include a new island junction to make right turns safer for traffic travelling along the A3102, some widening of the carriageway and a formal pedestrian crossing.
Improvements will also be made to the approach to the A3102.
A third major project is planned for the southern A3102/A342 junction, with work expected to begin in early 2027. This will include a new roundabout, changes to the right-turn lane for traffic joining the A3102, removal of the existing non-standard right-turn island and a reduction in the speed limit to 50mph.
Other improvements are planned at locations along the route, including new road markings and signage, junction improvements, pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities and better visibility.
Wiltshire Council says the scheme has been developed using detailed analysis of road safety data to identify locations where changes could reduce the number and severity of collisions.
The wider programme forms part of the national Safer Roads Fund, which supports improvements to some of the highest-risk A-roads in England.
David Bullock, Wiltshire Council’s Director of Assets, Highways and Transport, said completing the work at Stanier Road was an important milestone in the council’s work to improve road safety.
He said the improvements were intended to reduce the risk of serious collisions and make journeys safer for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.
The scheme is part of Wiltshire and Swindon’s Vision Zero ambition to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on the roads.
Photo credit Wiltshire Council
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