Dual carriageway ‘will vastly improve traffic’
A BUSY Cynon Valley road will be turned into a dual carriageway and extra parking facilities installed as part of the Cross Valley Link scheme.
The news on Tuesday came as part of a wider announcement that Walters Group and Sisk Group have been chosen by Rhondda Cynon Taf council as the main contractors for the multi-millionpound project.
The scheme will see a 60m bridge built from Cwm Cynon Industrial Estate to Miskin Road, over the Aberdare-Cardiff railway line and the River Cynon, providing a link for traffic travelling on the A4059 and B4275.
The council said Walters-Sisk will design and build the bridge structure, including a new junction on the bridge linking to B4275 Miskin Road, which will be controlled by traffic lights. They will also install major improvements to Miskin Road, which include converting it from a single carriageway to a dual carriageway.
Changes will also be made to the existing road layout in and around Miskin Road, which would see Glyngwyn Street’s junction with Penrhiwceiber Road closed to traffic, with turning facilities and public parking installed in the redundant carriageway in front of Navigation Villas.
The flagship scheme is scheduled to be finished by 2020, and so far, over £7.5m has been spent by both the council and Welsh Government.
Leader of the council Andrew Morgan said: “The Mountain Ash Cross Valley Link has long been an aspiration for the local community, and by announcing the contractor for the main part of the scheme the council has showed that real progress is being made to make it a reality.
“We are very pleased that Walters Group and Sisk Group are on board for this scheme in a joint venture, and we look forward to working with them on this vitally-important project – which is due for completion by 2020.
“The scheme will vastly improve traffic flow on the A4059/B4275 corridor, as well as traffic in and around Mountain Ash at peak times. I’m looking forward to seeing the progress made by WaltersSisk in the coming weeks and months as they deliver this vitally important project.”