£1m from Welsh Govt to help tackle Park traffic:
CASH BACKS PLEDGE TO RAISE JOURNEYS BY SUSTAINABLE METHODS TO 45%, SAYS SKATES
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STRATEGY to tackle traffic problems in Snowdonia and improve rail services in North Wales will benefit from a funding boost.
Transport and North Wales Minister Ken Skates announced an extra £9m for the North Wales Metro.
Schemes set to benefit include over £1m to improve rail journey times between Wrexham and Liverpool.
There is £1.5m provided towards the new integrated station at Shotton, and £670,000 towards the development of Deeside Parkway.
A further £900,000 is allocated towards a study of the North Wales Coast mainline, with a view to improve journey times on certain services.
UK Government has also placed improving services between North Wales and England on its priority list for investment as part of the Union Connectivity Review led by Sir Peter Hendry.
Just over £1m is available for the Snowdonia Transport Strategy, which aims to encourage park and ride, bus and active travel in the National Park. It follows a summer where traffic problems have plagued roads and parking places around Snowdon and other popular sites in the park.
Funding is also available to improve sustainable transport and active travel in the town centres of Wrexham and Rhyl, while investment will be made in a project to enhance access within Bangor for rail, bus and active travel.
Mr Skates said: “Last week we published our National Transport Strategy, Llwybr Newydd, where we made a bold pledge to increase the number of people using public transport, walking and cycling.
“Today’s funding for Transport for Wales backs this pledge.
“It includes looking at improving our rail services, making it easier to move around our town centres by bus, on foot or cycling, and making it easier for people to visit areas such as Snowdonia without a car. The work to be carried out by TfW over the next year will contribute towards our target for 45% of journeys to be by sustainable means by 2045.”
This follows the recent announcement of £25m for the Wrexham Gateway project to support the development of the railway station and multi-modal transport hub.