Disruption warning due to Downton traffic signal upgrades
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Motorists are being warned of potential disruption as work to upgrade traffic lights takes temporary traffic lights, including pedestrian crossings with signals, will be in place from Monday on the A338 at the junction with The Headlands, Salisbury Road, and The Borough in Downton, improvements, which include removing outdated equipment and upgrading to the latest signal technology, is expected to take three councillor and cabinet member for highways, Martin Smith, said the upgrade was part of an ongoing investment in modernising traffic signals across the county.
