Council bid to make walk and cycle to school safer in Wiltshire
Ms Reay said there was "more to do" in this area and it was continuing to work with schools throughout the county "to make it easier for pupils to walk, cycle or scooter to and from school".The project includes "training a further 13,000 children this year to make their journeys safer", she added. The projects have so far included an upgraded zebra crossing outside Box Primary School, new bollards and flashing lights by Chapmanslade Primary School and an advisory 20mph limit outside Bitham Brook Primary School.Other schools expected to see upgrades made are Queen's Crescent Primary, Holy Trinity Primary Academy, Wyndham Park Infants School and the Stonehenge School.
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