Port Talbot Integrated Transport Hub Road Realignments
On Tuesday 28th February, Heilbronn Way and Talbot Road will be realigned to direct traffic underneath the new Port Talbot Parkway Station Footbridge. Access to and from Station Road will be maintained via a temporary junction and lights until the new link to Station Road is completed in April, when a roundabout system will be in place.
Access to Port Talbot Parkway Station will not be affected and direct access will be available to and from the Arriva Trains Wales car park throughout.
It is the latest stage of the on-going construction of the Council’s new £5.6m Integrated Transport Hub which compliments the £11.3m redevelopment of Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station by Network Rail in 2016.
The new Integrated Transport Hub will centralise main transport links including Port Talbot Parkway station, a new bus terminal, cycle facilities, a taxi rank and drop-off and pick-up bays in a largely pedestrian-dominated concourse, providing easier access for all to employment and residential areas in and around the town.
The Port Talbot Integrated Transport Hub forms part of the Council’s Vibrant and Viable Places Regeneration Programme, funded by the Welsh Government, and supported by the Local Transport Fund and EU Funds.
Council Leader, Ali Thomas OBE said: “These developments represent a significant change to the alignment of the A48 and is an early indication of the open pedestrian space being created by the Integrated Transport Hub.”
David Evan Williams, Contract Manager for Andrew Scott Ltd said: “We would like to assure all road users, residents and businesses that the works will be completed as quickly and safely as possible with minimal disruption.”
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