Green light for Active Travel improvements

The Council is about to commence work on a series of walking and cycling improvement projects as part of its Welsh Government-funded Active Travel programme.

Monday 15 November will see the start of work on:

• Upgrading the existing crossing point on Victoria Street to a zebra crossing – this will take until Christmas to complete.

• A shared route for pedestrians and cyclists running alongside Bethesda Street – this will take until 31 March 2022.

• A shared route for pedestrians and cyclists running alongside Avenue de Clichy from Caedraw roundabout up to the gyratory system (31 March).

Work will begin on the following in January 2022:

• Improvements at the Tesco roundabout to make crossing the road safer for pedestrians – this will take until mid-February.

In mid-February, we will be:

• Introducing a signalised crossing point on Lower High Street between the car park and the shops (until 31 March).

Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Housing and Commercialisation Cllr Geraint Thomas said: “It’s fantastic that we’ve obtained Welsh Government funding to deliver these improvements for pedestrians and cyclists in the town centre. So please bear with us while the work is ongoing.”

Please email any comments to active.travel@merthyr.gov.uk