New Integrated Transport Hub in Port Talbot Open/Hwb Trafnidiaeth Integredig newydd wedi agor ym Mhort Talbot

New Integrated Transport Hub in Port Talbot Open

A project to create a new integrated transport hub in Port Talbot to encourage more sustainable travel has successfully been completed.

The Transport Hub centralises main transport links including Port Talbot Parkway station, a new bus terminal, cycle facilities, a taxi rank and drop-off and pick-up bays in a largely pedestrianised concourse, providing easier access for all to employment and residential areas in and around the town.The Council’s new £5.6mTransport Hub complements the £11.3m redevelopment of Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station by Network Rail in 2016 and forms part of the Council’s wider Regeneration Programme. The scheme has been funded by the Welsh Government through both its Local Transport Fund and Vibrant & Viable Places funding, which has been matched by EU funds to complete the project.

The Transport Hub does not replace Port Talbot Bus Station where normal services will continue.

The Transport Hub will be fully commissioned over the next few months with the introduction of Bus Services and Taxi’s from early January 2018. First Cymru services will initially include the X1, X3, X4, 87and 88. In addition, Ridgeways will operate service 66.In total, there will be in excess of 160 departures per day (Monday to Saturday) with reduced services on Sundays.

Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, Cllr Rob Jonessaid: “The new transport hub has brought together Bus, Rail, Taxi, Cycle and Pedestrian facilities in a safe modern environment that has created a vibrant gateway for Port Talbot town. Improvements such as these are essential in supporting businesses and stimulating the local economy.

“I’d like to thank the contractors for their professionalism and for keeping the community informed throughout the works”.

Cabinet Secretary for the Economy and Transport Ken Skates AM said:

“This fantastic new facility will help to reduce journey times for people locally and encourage more people to let the bus and the train take the strain.”

Minister for Housing and Regeneration Rebecca Evans AM said: “Thanks to this investment Port Talbot now has a more inviting and welcoming gateway, which is enabling more people from the surrounding communities to access opportunities to learn, work and socialise in the town.”

Mark Bowen, Managing Director for Andrew Scott Ltd said: “We wish to thank the public and other major stakeholders for their patience whilst we completed this challenging scheme. The Hub is essential in delivering modern transport links and securing economic development in the area. As a well-established local contractor, we are proud to have deliveredsuch a successful scheme for Port Talbot”.

The project has brought many benefits to the community, including opportunities for local suppliers and contractors, generating employment and training for local people.

Further planned resurfacing works to Heilbronn Way and Oakwood Road / Lane will be completed in the New Year.

If you have any queries regarding the Integrated Transport Hub, please contact the dedicated care line on 07393 012766.

Hwb Trafnidiaeth Integredig newydd wedi agor ym Mhort Talbot

Mae prosiect i greu hwb trafnidiaeth integredig newydd ym Mhort Talbot er mwyn annog teithio mwy cynaliadwy wedi cael ei gwblhau’n llwyddiannus.

Bydd yr Hwb Trafnidiaeth yn ganolfan i brif gysylltiadau trafnidiaeth gan gynnwys Gorsaf Parcffordd Port Talbot, gorsaf fysus newydd, cyfleusterau beicio, safle tacsis a chilfachau codi a gollwng mewn cynteddfa i gerddwyr yn bennaf, gan ddarparu mynediad mwy hwylus i bob ardal gyflogaeth a phreswyl yn y dref ac o’i chwmpas. Mae Hwb Trafnidiaeth newydd y cyngor gwerth £5.6m yn cydweddu â’r ailddatblygiad gwerth £11.3m i Orsaf Drenau Parcffordd Port Talbot  a gwblhawyd gan Network Rail yn 2016, ac sy’n ffurfio rhan o Raglen Adfywio ehangach y cyngor.  Ariannwyd y cynllun gan Lywodraeth Cymru drwy’r Gronfa Drafnidiaeth Leol a chyda chyllid Lleoedd Llewyrchus Llawn Addewid, yn ogystal ag arian cyfatebol gan yr UE i gwblhau’r prosiect.

Nid yw’r Hwb Trafnidiaeth yn disodli Gorsaf Fysus Port Talbort lle bydd gwasanaethau’n parhau yn ôl yr arfer.

Bydd yr Hwb Trafnidiaeth yn cael ei gomisiynu’n llawn dros y misoedd nesaf a bydd gwasanaethau bysus a tacsis yn cael eu cyflwyno o fis Ionawr 2018. Bydd gwasanaethau First Cymru’n cynnwys yr X1, X3, X4, 87 ac 88 i ddechrau. Yn ychwanegol, bydd Ridgeways yn gweithredu gwasanaeth rhif 66. At ei gilydd bydd dros 160 o ymadawiadau’r dydd (ddydd Llun i ddydd Sadwrn) gyda llai o wasanaethau ar ddydd Sul.

Meddai Arweinydd Cyngor Castell-nedd Port Talbot, y Cyng. Rob Jones, “Mae’r Hwb Trafnidiaeth newydd wedi cyfuno cyfleusterau bws, trên, tacsi, beicio a cherdded mewn amgylchedd modern, diogel sydd wedi creu porth bywiog i dref Port Talbot. Mae gwelliannau fel y rhain yn hanfodol i gefnogi busnesau a sbarduno’r economi leol.

“Hoffwn ddiolch i’r contractwyr am eu proffesiynoldeb ac am roi’r newyddion diweddaraf i’r gymuned drwy gydol y gwaith”.

Meddai Ken Skates AC, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth,

“Bydd y cyfleuster gwych a newydd hwn yn helpu i leihau’r amser teithio i bobl leol ac yn annog mwy o bobl i ddal y bws neu’r trên.”

Meddai Rebecca Evans AC, y Gweinidog dros Dai ac Adfywio, “Diolch i’r buddsoddiad hwn, mae gan Bort Talbot borth mwy croesawgar sy’n galluogi mwy o bobl o’r cymunedau cyfagos i gael mynediad i gyfleoedd dysgu, gweithio a chymdeithasu yn y dref.”

Meddai Mark Bowen, Rheolwr-gyfarwyddwr Andrew Scott Ltd, “Hoffem ddiolch i’r cyhoedd a rhanddeiliaid mawr eraill am eu hamynedd wrth i ni gwblhau’r cynllun heriol hwn. Mae’r Hwb yn hanfodol ar gyfer darparu cysylltiadau trafnidiaeth modern a sicrhau datblygiad economaidd yn yr ardal. Fel contractwr lleol sefydledig, rydym yn falch o gyflwyno cynllun mor llwyddiannus i Bort Talbot”.

Mae’r prosiect yn denu nifer o fanteision i’r gymuned, gan gynnwys cyfleoedd i gyflenwyr a chontractwyr lleol, sydd wedi cynnig cyfleoedd cyflogaeth a hyfforddiant i bobl leol.

Bydd gwaith ail-wynebu hefyd yn cael ei wneud ar Ffordd Heilbronn a Heol/Lôn Oakwood yn y flwyddyn newydd.

Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau ynglŷn â datblygiad parhaus yr Hwb Trafnidiaeth Integredig, ffoniwch y llinell gymorth arbennig ar 07393 012766.