Wiltshire理事会从2027年开始将M4第17关口升级为由政府出资的2 700万英镑项目,以缓解拥挤状况。 Wiltshire Council is upgrading M4 junction 17 with a £27M government-funded project to ease congestion, starting in 2027.

Wiltshire理事会正在推进2 700万英镑的升级工作,升级到Chippenham附近的M4路口17号,交通部于2024年5月批准。 Wiltshire Council is moving forward with a £27 million upgrade to M4 junction 17 near Chippenham, approved by the Department for Transport in May 2024. 该项目部分由2,608.7亿英镑的政府赠款资助,将增加交通灯,将高速公路桥道从两道扩大至三道,扩大环路的车道,并拆除三只母胎,以缓解交通堵塞。 The project, funded in part by a £26.087 million government grant, will add traffic lights, expand motorway bridge lanes from two to three, widen the roundabout’s carriageway, and remove three laybys to ease congestion. 预计一个承包商将在2026年初选定,施工暂定于2027年开始,2028年8月完工。 A contractor is expected to be selected in early 2026, with construction tentatively starting in 2027 and finishing by August 2028. 这项工作是在2023年引起安全和交通问题的有争议的车道限制被扭转后进行的。 The work follows the reversal of controversial 2023 lane restrictions that caused safety and traffic issues. 总费用可能达到3 190万英镑。 Total costs could reach £31.9 million.