Transport News
Sir Stanley Thomas OBE, the Welsh business figure and property developer best known for founding catering giant Peter’s Food Services and more recently as benefactor to his hometown Merthyr RFC, is backing another made in Wales product that is set to have a major impact on road safety in the UK and around the world.
Over £1m of grants to help fund local transport schemes in the county has been secured by Powys County Council.
Traveline Cymru, Wales’ public transport information service, has been confirmed as the latest sponsor of this year’s Wales Transport Awards.
A series of special events is being organised this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Heart of Wales Line, one of the most scenic railways in the country.
The Metro Delivery Partnership (MDP) the body established to oversee the delivery of Cardiff’s Metro Central Interchange has released early images of the new Transport Interchange ahead of moving on to site later this month.
A new pilot scheme is being proposed to increase the number of vehicle electrical charging points in the Welsh Capital.
The Welsh Government has been awarded funding by the UK Department for Transport to build a new public transport interchange at Bow Street. The proposal includes the re-opening of Bow Street railway station and will comprise of a car park, cycling facilities, pedestrian links and bus stops. The project will be delivered by Transport for Wales.
This Wednesday (April 18th) and Thursday (April 19th) from 8pm until 5.30am the following morning, the Link Road (A4232) will close for resurfacing inbound (eastbound) from the Culverhouse roundabout to the Leckwith slip road.
Plans to introduce a dedicated bus interchange in Llandrindod Wells have moved a step closer after Powys County Council purchased a key piece of land.
Mid Wales motorists are being reminded that the A489 Newtown to Kerry road will be closed for two weeks from next week for crucial bypass alignment work.