Bid made for funds to improve safety on Barry Docks Link Road

Published 15 February 2012

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has submitted a bid for funding to the Welsh Government to enable it to implement works to resolve the road safety issues on the Barry Docks Link Road.

If the bid is successful, the scheme would include the introduction of traffic signals at the Coldbrook Road East and Argae Lane junctions with the Barry Docks Link Road. The scheme is being supported by the South East Wales Transport Alliance and would be delivered in the new financial year (after 1st April 2012).

Councillor Jeffrey James, Cabinet member for Planning and Transportation, said:‘The need for new safety measures on this stretch of road is indisputable and a top priority for the Vale Council's road safety programme and we are extremely confident that the bid will be accepted. The Council has an excellent track record of delivering road safety schemes in recent years, and I am sure that the ability of this Council to deliver on key road safety measures will be a factor which the Welsh Government will take into account when considering the bid.’