Snapped: Major Changes to be Made to Fleming Way

As part of the £350 million regeneration of Swindon town centre, major changes will be made to Fleming Way. This will create an extended town centre where people can move freely and easily between work, retail and social areas. Work is due to start in 2016, when Fleming Way will be closed to traffic other than pedestrians, buses and cycles. It will be redesigned and remodelled, with the elevated section of the roadway being lowered to pedestrian level. The existing, uninviting subway will disappear and the whole area will become a single, shared space, including a ‘linear park’. It will connect the business district and the station to the north with the retailers and eating/dining facilities in the heart of the shopping area.