More new features are being installed on your new-look Mumbles prom that’s largely open for Easter.
Contractors have made a start on laying a hard-wearing buff-coloured new top surface over the previously installed black Tarmac.
The new surface – to appear from Mumtaz to Verdis in due course – reflects that of the popular Amy Dillwyn Park, next to the Swansea Building Society Arena.
Two sets of smart aluminium strips are being laid flush to the new prom surface. They’re a playful nod to the lines of the former Mumbles Railway, which was closed by the former South Wales Transport Company in 1960
The additions are part of the Mumbles Coastal Protection Project that will protect the community from the effects of climate change for many years to come.
The scheme is being driven by Swansea Council and largely funded by the Welsh Government. Main contractors are Knights Brown.
Council cabinet member Andrew Stevens said: “Mumbles is for everybody – and it’s fantastic to see its new-look prom coming together nicely.
“I thank the local traders, other organisations and residents for their understanding as the end of work on this major project starts to come within sight.”
The first area of buff-coloured top surface is being installed next to the Oystermouth Square car park. It’s designed to be attractive and hard-wearing, with great use anticipated by pedestrians and cyclists.
The wavy aluminium strips will appear close to the former stations at Southend and Oystermouth Square.
Other new installations on the prom include Mumbles-themed art, trees, plants and shrubs, and lampposts.
Among the new elements still to come are landscaping features and two re-modelled slipways.
Mumbles is open for the Easter holidays, with much of the prom open.
