COMPLETION OF A477 SAGESTON - REDBERTH BYPASS WELCOMED BY SUE ESSEX

25 Sep 2002 01:04 PM

Minister for Environment Sue Essex unveiled a plaque today (Wednesday 25 September) to mark the completion of the £6.4 million A477 Sageston – Redberth Bypass in Pembrokeshire, which is now open to traffic.

Welcoming the opening of the Welsh Assembly Government-funded 5.6km bypass, Ms Essex said: "The completion of this scheme is particularly significant as the A477 is part of the core trunk road network and provides an important link between the national motorway network and the port of Pembroke Dock. It will also provide much needed relief for the communities of Redberth and Sageston."

The new road has been designed in a way that is sensitive to the environment and incorporates a broad range of mitigation measures. Thin surfacing, which produces less tyre noise than more conventional materials, has been used throughout the scheme. This, coupled with the removal of through traffic from the villages of Sageston and Redberth, will improve the environment for local residents.

Notes

1. The A477 Trunk Road forms part of the Trans European Road Network. The bypass is a 4.8km single carriageway with roundabouts at the A4075 to Carew and the B4318 to Tenby.

2. This scheme used a partnering arrangement between contracting parties whereby the contractor, Edmund Nuttall, their designers, Arup, the Welsh Assembly Government’s Transport Directorate and their agents Hyder Consulting, all worked as partners to achieve the common goal of completing the scheme to the required quality, on programme and to budget.

(25 September, 2002)