09/04/2021
Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will benefit from the replacement of old traffic lights on a busy Merthyr Tydfil road as part of the Council’s plans for improving Active Travel across the county borough.
Work began on Tuesday 6th April on the signals at the junction of the A4102 where it intersects the A4054 Cyfarthfa Road and Nantygwenith Street, near Cyfarthfa Retail Park.
The lights are more than 20 years old and will have smarter technology to improve vehicle flow. While the work is being carried out, the Council is also taking the opportunity to improve the shared use crossing facility along the Taff Trail.
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08/04/2021
Overloaded vehicles, defective tyres, excess driver’s hours and drug driving were just some of the offences uncovered during a week-long road safety operation held recently in North Wales.
Officers from the Roads Policing Unit, Commercial Vehicle Unit, Special Constabulary Road Safety Unit and the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) took part in Operation Blue Yawl where over 100 vehicles, mainly commercial vehicles, were taken into the three sites to be checked.
Throughout the week officers uncovered a number of offences including:
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06/04/2021
A two-week, National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) road safety campaign, to improve the safety of motorcyclists and cyclists, has commenced.
During 2019, 598 motorcyclists and 412 cyclists were killed or injured in collisions on Welsh roads. The campaign, which aims to improve awareness and behaviour among drivers and riders, will include enforcement and engagement activities alongside the promotion of safety messages and tips to reduce risk.
Teresa Ciano, GoSafe Partnership Manager and Chair of Road Safety Wales said, “If we all play our part and share the road responsibly, we can make every journey a safe journey for all road users. Let’s take care of each other on the road.”
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01/04/2021
In 2019 there were a total of 595 motorcycle casualties on the roads of Wales, and sadly 22 motorcyclists lost their lives in a collision.
Motorcyclists are among the most vulnerable groups of road users, and they are at a higher risk of injury and collision than other road users.
Operation Darwen is an all Wales campaign which runs from early spring through until the autumn and is aimed at increasing awareness of motorcycle safety and reducing casualties on the roads.
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30/03/2021
Resurfacing works are being carried out on roads across Bridgend County Borough as part of the council’s investment into the local highway network.
Using funding from the council’s Capital Programme and an additional £500,000 recently allocated by Welsh Government, repairs are underway or planned on numerous roads, including major resurfacing works on one of the county borough’s busiest routes - the B4281 to the west of Aberkenfig.
Resurfacing works are planned on sections of the following streets:
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24/03/2021
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is in the process of introducing a reduced 20mph speed limit at 22 community locations, including near schools, in order to create a safer environment where there is limited space for social distancing.
Welsh Government COVID-19 grant support has been secured for two similar experimental schemes in communities across the County Borough. The first will see the introduction of 20mph zones in streets surrounding 16 schools. Following public notice, the zones are being brought into use on a phased basis from March 10, commencing at each location when signage is installed.
The second scheme will introduce the same measure in six town or village centres, where increased walking and cycling has been experienced during the pandemic. Public notices for these changes were published on March 17, and the 20mph zones will come into force on a phased basis from March 24.
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23/03/2021
Denbighshire County Council is launching a pilot scheme at a Rhyl school to improve road safety and reduce air pollution.
The School Streets project will see a temporary road closure outside Ysgol Llywelyn between 8.30am and 9.15am and 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
The closure will run between March 22 and 26 and April 12 and 16 and the reduction in traffic and parking issues outside the school gates will improve safety and air quality around the school site.
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22/03/2021
Newport City Council will begin introducing new 20mph speed limits across a number of residential streets.
The new speed limits will be introduced into streets across the following six wards:
- Allt-yr-Yn
- Bettws
- Lliswerry
- Malpas
- Ringland
- Victoria
It is hoped that, as well as increasing safety, the new speed limits will encourage more people to feel confident choosing sustainable travel options such as walking and cycling, which the council is also promoting through its active travel schemes.
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22/03/2021
The new strategy - the result of a major consultation over the last year - aims to encourage people out of their cars, with a new target for 45 per cent of journeys to be by sustainable means across Wales by 2045, up from 32 per cent currently.
'Llwybr Newydd - New Path' commits to reducing transport emissions as part of efforts to tackle the climate emergency. Currently transport makes up 17 per cent of Wales’ carbon emissions.
The strategy comes as more than £210 million is being invested across Wales in 2021/22.
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20/03/2021
Active travel schemes announced today will receive a funding boost of more than £53 million this year as part of further efforts to encourage healthy travel - with more than £20 million to follow.
The dedicated budget for active travel has risen from £5 million since the start of this Welsh Government term, which Lee Waters has described as evidence of Welsh Government’s commitment to delivering the vision in its new transport strategy.
44 larger schemes and packages of schemes in local authorities will be funded through the first tranche of the Active Travel Fund this year, worth £47 million. Included in this sum is also a £14 million ‘core allocation’ shared among all local authorities.
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