£500,000 Grant To Improve Wrexham’s Road Safety & Cycling Routes

A transport grant of almost £500,000 has been awarded to Wrexham Council by the Welsh Government for a number of local transport and road safety improvement schemes.

An award of £259,000 has been provided for the enhancement and provision of walking and cycling routes to key employment locations including Wrexham and Vauxhall Industrial estates.

A sum of £158,000 has also been awarded for road safety improvements at a number of accident blackspots across the County Borough including the junction of the A525/B5430 in Bwlchgwyn and the A5152 link from Rhostyllen through to Wrexham Town Centre.

Councillor David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said: “I am delighted that despite the financial pressures Local Authorities are under, we are able to secure additional funding from the Welsh Government to improve the safety of our road network and provide improved opportunities for sustainable and affordable access to key employment sites.”

In addition, a further £56,000 has been allocated as part of a Safe Routes in the Communities grant to implement road safety engineering measures on the Plas Madoc Estate with the emphasis on providing a safer environment for young people to walk and cycle to the nearby primary school.