MORE than £4 million has been awarded to councils in Gwent for transport projects designed to improve safety, ease congestion, boost the economy and promote active travel.
The money is part of more than £11m of transport grants being invested in south east Wales.
It includes a boost for Safe Routes in Communities schemes across the region, with more than £1.7m of the money allocated to such projects.
And more than £720,000 will be made available across the region for road safety education and training programmes for, in particular, high risk and vulnerable groups, such as children, young people, older drivers and motorcyclists.
“The grants are a substantial investment to support local economic growth, improve road safety, enhance public transport facilities and provide more and better routes that enable people in Wales to walk and cycle and to do so safely," said Ken Skates, cabinet secretary for economy and transport.
Schemes to benefit in Gwent:
Blaenau Gwent
Safe Routes in Communities: Partial funding for surveys on a strategic link between Brynmawr and Garnlydan - £30,000
Road Safety Revenue Grant: Road safety education and training - £47,478
Local Transport Fund: Active travel scheme design - £175,000
Caerphilly
Road Safety Revenue Grant: Road safety education and training - £88,200
Local Transport Fund: Active travel scheme design - £272,000
Local Transport Network Fund: A468/A469 Pwll Y Pant Roundabout highway improvement scheme - £700,000
Monmouthshire
Safe Routes in Communities: Provision of a controlled pedestrian crossing along Hereford, Road, Monmouth - £41,000
Road Safety Revenue Grant: Road safety education and training - £52,560
Local Transport Fund: Abergavenny town centre walking and cycling improvements - £330,000; and active travel scheme development - £175,000
Local Transport Network Fund: Abergavenny and Chepstow interchanges - £530,000
Newport
Safe Routes in Communities: St Davids RC Primary School - innovative community-led scheme design and development to provide safe routes to the school - £84,000
Road Safety Revenue Grant: road safety education and training - £36,700
Local Transport Fund: Active travel northern corridor - £270,000; Active travel scheme development - £243,000
Local Transport Network Fund - £55,000
Torfaen
Safe Routes in Communities: Phase 2 of the Cwmffrwdoer, Pentwyn and Pentrepiod scheme - £313,575.
Road Safety Revenue Grant: Road safety education and training - £47,500
Local Transport Fund: Pontypool and New Inn station - £100,000; Active travel scheme development - £182,000
Local Transport Network Fund: Union Street, Abersychan - £242,000
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