Monmouthshire County Council has acquired Welsh Authorities Lively Journey funding of £3.4m for the monetary yr 22/23 with the intention of decreasing on a regular basis automobile journeys, and making strolling, biking and wheeling the simplest possibility.
Monmouthshire’s Lively Journey strategic focus is on journeys shorter than 3.0 miles to training, employment, procuring, well being locations, bus and rail stations, and particulars of the schemes shall be developed in partnership with native individuals.
How is that this funding being distributed throughout the county?
Caldicot
- Building of section 1 of Caldicot Hyperlinks (topic to planning) – Altering disused MOD railway into strolling and biking hyperlink.
- Scheme growth (design work) of multi-user route by way of Caldicot Fort County Park to hyperlink Caldicot Hyperlinks to Church Rd.
- Building of section 2 on Church Highway.
- Scheme growth of Newport Rd (West).
- Scheme growth of Training and Leisure Centre based mostly venture.
Abergavenny
- Furthering the design work on Fort Meadows and the Lively Journey bridge over the river Usk.
Monmouth
- Furthering the design work on Kingswood Gate to Williams discipline Lane.
- Williams Discipline Lane hyperlinks to Monnow bridge & Monnow Avenue.
As well as, the council has acquired £500k in core funding, which is for use for:
- Scheme growth of the Wye Lively Journey bridge and Wyesham hyperlinks initiatives.
- Fast wins across the county, focussing on minor enhancements to Lively Journey routes, bringing them as much as audit move requirements.
- Barrier removing – making entry to Lively Journey routes simpler and extra accessible.
Cllr. Catrin Maby, Cupboard Member for Local weather Change and the Surroundings, stated:
“It’s great that Monmouthshire County Council has acquired this funding from Welsh Authorities. what’s deliberate for the county, we’re taking a step in the best course for getting individuals to stroll, cycle or wheel when doable.”
This whole funding of £3.9m is the most important ever Lively Journey award achieved by Monmouthshire County Council, exhibiting the continued dedication to bettering strolling, biking and wheeling routes inside the county. Earlier awards included £3m in 21/22 and £1.8m in 20/21.
For extra info relating to Lively Journey in Monmouthshire, go to: Lively Journey – MonLife
