Transport grant boost for Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire County Council has been awarded over £2.5million from the Welsh Government for a range of transport projects.

Welsh Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, made the announcement last week.

Progress can be now be made on a number of schemes and projects across the County.

They include improvements to bus stop and car parking facilities at Pembroke Dock and Fishguard and Goodwick rail stations, active travel schemes to encourage walking and cycling in Milford Haven and Johnston and funding for the first phase of a project to widen Glasfryn Road in St David’s.

The Council was also successful in securing funding for road safety schemes in the north and south of the County including 20mph zones at various schools together with Safe Routes in Communities funding for schemes near St Mary’s Primary School in Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven Secondary School.

Councillor Rob Lewis, Cabinet Member for Transportation said the grants had been awarded through three different schemes, from which local authorities can bid for money to support their projects.

“We are very pleased that we received the highest allocation in Wales for Safe Routes in Communities, the second highest allocation for Road Safety capital funding and the fourth highest allocation overall in terms of transport funding across Wales,” he said.

Darren Thomas, Head of Highways and Construction said: “This is a notable and encouraging result for Pembrokeshire and will help improve transport, access and road safety at a number of key locations around the County”.

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Councillor Rob Lewis (second from right) and Darren Thomas (right) are pictured at Fishguard and Goodwick rail station with local County Councillor Gwilym Price and Hattie Woakes, secretary of the North Pembrokeshire Transport Forum.