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Unused Swindon road has cost £40m so far but is “defective”

An unused and unfinished road that has so far cost nearly £40m is “defective”, a councillor has said.

The Southern Connector Road in Swindon has never been opened but already parts of it are cracking and crumbling away.

The company building it – Buckingham Group – went into administration in 2023 before its completion, with Swindon Borough Council taking on repairs, which are hoped to be finished by the end of the year.

Councillor Gary Sumner said: “I feel really, really sorry that we’re at this position now that we have got a road that we can’t use.”


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