Wales will invest more than £100m to improve public transport and encourage economic growth, cabinet secretary for North Wales and transport, Ken Skates, has announced.
Wales’ 22 local authorities were invited to submit proposals to the Welsh government for local transport improvements in their areas that will help to deliver the country’s transport strategy, Llwybr Newydd.
These include addressing disruptions to the highway network caused by severe weather; improving road safety; delivering walking and cycling routes; improving bus journey times and waiting facilities, and delivering publicly available EV charging infrastructure.
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Projects set to benefit from the investment include improvements to walking and cycling connections to Llandudno station, funding for the Haverfordwest bus interchange, investment in route safety in Llanidloes and support for bus corridors in Cardiff.
Skates said: “These grants are a substantial investment to support sustainable local economic growth, enhance public transport facilities and create and improve routes that will enable and encourage more people in Wales to walk, wheel and cycle.
“These projects are prime examples of the practical solutions we have asked local authorities to design in order to make it easier for residents to connect with their places of employment and businesses, and to do so more sustainably.”
Achievements and innovations in public transport will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Nominations are open now! Please visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector.
