£5m to improve walking and cycling routes across Wales
1 Apr 2014 02:19 PM
Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced
£5m funding to create safe walking and cycling routes for schools and
communities across Wales.
At
a visit to Maesteg Comprehensive School, which has benefited from
£350,000 Welsh Government funding for walking and cycling routes, Mrs
Hart said 30 new projects would be fully or partly funded in the 2014/15
financial year.
Local authorities will receive money through the Safe
Routes in Communities programme for crossings, traffic calming measures, cycle
paths, footpaths, secure cycle facilities and lighting.
The
Minister said:
“I am very pleased to announce funding for these
30 new projects which will ensure more people will be able to walk or cycle
safely to schools and other parts of the their communities. As well as
improving safety the Safe Routes in Communities programme encourages physical
activity and reduces reliance on the car. It is encouraging to see the positive
impact the Safe Routes to School funding has had for pupils and the wider
community here in Maesteg.”
Anne Carhart the Headteacher of Maesteg Comprehensive
School said:
“The Safe Routes in Communities funding has
provided safe and scenic routes to school and a healthier option for pupils and
the wider community to use. The routes are fantastic Safe Routes in Communities
and many pupils and staff are now walking or cycling to
school.
“In addition the safe routes have allowed us to
further develop the PE curriculum by introducing cycling as an activity and, in
partnership with other clubs such as 5/60 the opportunities to do
extra-curricular activities have increased. On behalf of the pupils, staff and
governors of the school I would like to give a big thank you to the Welsh
Government for providing the resources to keep our pupils safe and
healthy.‘’
Maesteg Comprehensive received funding in 2010/11
towards a new walking and cycling route to Nantyffyllon/Cwrt y Mwnws, a new
footpath and crossing to Crown Road and improvement of the footpath to South
Parade. In 2011/12 they got money towards a new walking and cycling road
between Cwmdu Road and the school.
The
local authority projects to receive funding for 2014/15 are listed
below.
- Cardiff receives £294,000 to provide new
pedestrian crossings and improve footways in Caerau and Ely and £111,080
for improved walkways and crossings in Grangetown.
- Carmarthenshire get £594,400 for traffic calming
measures and improved footways in 15 locations around Llwynhendy, Pemberton and
Llanelli.
- Swansea receives £555,500 for the introduction of
20mph zones and associated traffic calming works, footpath improvements and
cycling facilities for three primary schools in Townhill /
Mayhill.
- Torfaen receives £313,300 for projects to improve
walking and cycling routes in six different areas of
Pontypool.
- Denbighshire is awarded £356,000 for a series of
traffic calming measures and provision of walking and cycling routes in West
Rhyl.
- Bridgend local authority get £215,490 for
improving cycle and walking routes for Cornelly Primary School and
linking them into the community access route in Marlas Estate. They also
receive £57,333 for a scheme to improve walking and cycling facilities at
Cynffig Comprehensive School.
- Pembrokeshire receives £136,000 for a scheme to
improve walking and cycling facilities at Pennar Primary School. A scheme to
improve cycling and walking facilities and traffic calming at Pembroke
Secondary School, gets a contribution of £60,000.
- Blaenau Gwent has been awarded £106,755 to provide
a footpath linking Nantyglo to Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg and the industrial
estate.
- Merthyr Tydfil receives £308,000 to create safe
walking and cycling route, with four crossings, from Newland Park Penydarren to
Cyfarthfa High School.
- Neath Port Talbot gets £250,000 towards a scheme
for new footpaths, lighting and improvements to existing cycle and footpaths at
Dyffryn Comprhensive School. They also receive £202,400 for improved
footways and crossings to Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive and Waunceriech Primary
School.
- Powys has been awarded £50,000 to create a new
footpath, linking with an existing footpath to Maesyrhandir / Cedwain
Schools.
- Caerphilly receives £40,000 towards a 20mph scheme
and improved cycling facilities at Penllwyn Primary School,
Pontllanffraith.
- Gwynedd get £67,776 for traffic calming and new
footpath in Nefyn and £58,659 for road safety and footpath improvements
at Ysgol y Gorlan, Tremadog.
- Vale of Glamorgan is awarded £284,288 towards a
project to extend the 20mph zone and existing footpath outside Barry
Comprehensive School. They also receive £50,810 to improve the crossing
at Jenner Park and £109,501 to upgrade the crossing and introduce a 20mph
zone at Ysgol Sant Curig.
- Isle of Anglesey gets £125,850 towards a scheme
for five new footways and various tactile paving in the communities of
Lladegfan and Llansadwrn. They also get £59,221 towards the provision of
footways and traffic calming measures at Valley.
- Rhondda Cynon Taf receives £267,000 for traffic
calming measures and improved footpaths around three schools in Rhydyfelin.
They also get £20,000 towards a project to create new pedestrian
crossings and cycle shelters at the school and swimming pool in
Maerdy.
- Monmouthshire is awarded £25,000 for a new zebra
crossing and footway near Llantilio Pertholey Junior School.
- Ceredigion receives £85,000 for the provision of
footpaths and traffic calming measures in Commins Coch.
- Flintshire gets £83,000 to improve walking and
cycling routes to Northop Hall Primary School and £66,000 for a puffin
crossing, cycle racks and new path on Hawarden Road, Hope.
- Wrexham Council receive £38,928 for a scheme to
provide a new footpath and cyclepath linking with existing footpaths and also
two pedestrian refuges in Rhosllannerchrugog.
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