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Wales Online
19-06-2025
- Automotive
- Wales Online
Three key roads earmarked for upgrades in Denbighshire after £4.8m spending boost
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Three key roads in Denbighshire have been identified for improvements using money accessed from the Welsh Government. A similar exercise in Gwynedd has seen more than 60 roads and footpaths earmarked for upgrades. Denbighshire Council has secured £4.8m from Cardiff's Local Government Borrowing Initiative (LGBI) to boost its road maintenance programme. The local authority is now planning 'significant investment' to resurface three roads. They are the A525 Nany Y Garth Pass near Ruthin; the A547 Abergele Road near Rhuddlan; and Ty Newydd Road, a key conduit in Rhyl. Denbighshire's Highways aims to start work 'straight away' during the 'optimum time for carriageway surfacing works'. Cllr Barry Mellor, lead member for environment and transport, said: 'We know the improvement of the county's road network is a topic that comes up regularly from our residents. The work that will be carried out on our roads over the next two years will really help improve the network and driving experience for both residents and visitors to Denbighshire.' The LGBI funding runs for two years with Denbighshire saying improvements are planned on a 'number of roads'. Details of other highways to benefit from the funding will be released in due course. Cyngor Gwynedd received £7.8m through the LGBI scheme – it has a two-year target list that extends to more than 60 roads, paths and structures such as bridges and retaining walls. The local authority said these span the entire county from 'Llanrug to Llanystumdwy and from Tudweiliog to Tywyn'. The North Wales Live Whatsapp community for top stories and breaking news is live now - here's how to sign up (Image: Cyngor Gwynedd) Council leader Cllr Nia Jeffreys said: 'The condition of the roads is of concern to a large number of local people, but due to the dire financial situation of local authorities we have not been able to invest in the network as we would have liked. 'This investment will make a huge difference and target the areas most in need in terms of potholes in roads, resurfacing, footpaths, and other structures.' The LGBI initative was announced in March by Ken Skates, cabinet secretary for transport and North Wales. It provides an extra £10m of revenue funding to enable local councils to unlock £120m of additional capital funding. A similar scheme was rolled out successfully in Wales between 2012 and 2014. Cllr June Jones, Cyngor Gwynedd's cabinet member for highways, said the extra cash will enable a broader programme of work to be carried out on the country's roads. 'It also means the council will be able to plan spending much better,' she said. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox 'For example, this past financial year, £750,000 was spent on filling potholes on our network here in Gwynedd. This is not the best use of our road maintenance revenue funding as it is completely responsive. 'Through this investment over two years, we are confident that we will reduce our emergency spending on filling potholes in roads and spend more on programmed resurfacing work.' Find out what's happening on the roads near you
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Three key roads earmarked for upgrades in Denbighshire after £4.8m spending boost
Three key roads in Denbighshire have been identified for improvements using money accessed from the Welsh Government. A similar exercise in Gwynedd has seen more than 60 roads and footpaths earmarked for upgrades. Denbighshire Council has secured £4.8m from Cardiff's Local Government Borrowing Initiative (LGBI) to boost its road maintenance programme. The local authority is now planning 'significant investment' to resurface three roads. They are the A525 Nany Y Garth Pass near Ruthin; the A547 Abergele Road near Rhuddlan; and Ty Newydd Road, a key conduit in Rhyl. Denbighshire's Highways aims to start work 'straight away' during the 'optimum time for carriageway surfacing works'. READ MORE: Three popular beaches in North Wales where common activity now frowned upon READ MORE: Cause of sisters' death in Watkin Path pools confirmed Cllr Barry Mellor, lead member for environment and transport, said: 'We know the improvement of the county's road network is a topic that comes up regularly from our residents. The work that will be carried out on our roads over the next two years will really help improve the network and driving experience for both residents and visitors to Denbighshire.' The LGBI funding runs for two years with Denbighshire saying improvements are planned on a 'number of roads'. Details of other highways to benefit from the funding will be released in due course. Cyngor Gwynedd received £7.8m through the LGBI scheme – it has a two-year target list that extends to more than 60 roads, paths and structures such as bridges and retaining walls. The local authority said these span the entire county from 'Llanrug to Llanystumdwy and from Tudweiliog to Tywyn'. The North Wales Live Whatsapp community for top stories and breaking news is live now - here's how to sign up Council leader Cllr Nia Jeffreys said: 'The condition of the roads is of concern to a large number of local people, but due to the dire financial situation of local authorities we have not been able to invest in the network as we would have liked. 'This investment will make a huge difference and target the areas most in need in terms of potholes in roads, resurfacing, footpaths, and other structures.' The LGBI initative was announced in March by Ken Skates, cabinet secretary for transport and North Wales. It provides an extra £10m of revenue funding to enable local councils to unlock £120m of additional capital funding. A similar scheme was rolled out successfully in Wales between 2012 and 2014. Cllr June Jones, Cyngor Gwynedd's cabinet member for highways, said the extra cash will enable a broader programme of work to be carried out on the country's roads. 'It also means the council will be able to plan spending much better,' she said. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox 'For example, this past financial year, £750,000 was spent on filling potholes on our network here in Gwynedd. This is not the best use of our road maintenance revenue funding as it is completely responsive. 'Through this investment over two years, we are confident that we will reduce our emergency spending on filling potholes in roads and spend more on programmed resurfacing work.' Find out what's happening on the roads near you
Rhyl Journal
19-06-2025
- Automotive
- Rhyl Journal
Denbighshire: £4.8million road maintenance works to commence
The work across the county will be spread across two years, with Welsh Government's Local Government Borrowing Initiative (LGBI) enabling the programme to start. This programme identified schemes for both 2025-26 and 2026-27 based on the total allocation of £4,780,699 for the two-year period from Welsh Government. A programme of works has been developed to improve the carriageway surface on a number of roads in the county, with significant investment planned at A525 Nant Y Garth pass, A547 Abergele Road near Rhuddlan and Tynewydd Road in Rhyl. The decision to approve the acceptance of the LGBI funding will allow Denbighshire County Council's Highways department to commence work on the programme straight away. The council will be targeting this funding at improving the surface condition of carriageways on identified sections of the network during the two-year period of 2025-27. Cllr Barry Mellor, the council's lead member for environment and transport, said: 'We know the improvement of the county's road network is a topic that comes up regularly from our residents. 'We are grateful to have this additional Welsh Government funding to supplement our own funding to help improve our roads. 'Our officers have worked hard to produce a mass programme of full resurfacing of carriageways for this funding. 'The work that will be carried out on our roads over the next two years will really help improve the network and driving experience for both residents and visitors to Denbighshire.' The council said it will share more information on when and where road networks in the county will benefit from this programme in due course.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Half of Guwahati under water after 37mm rain in 24 hrs; 9 flights diverted, 1 dies in Mizoram
1 2 3 4 5 6 Guwahati: Almost half of the city experienced flooding following 37mm rainfall within 24 hours, disrupting daily activities on Friday even as one person lost his life in a wall collpase after rain in Mizoram. The IMD has issued alerts — red for Saturday and orange for Sunday. There is prediction of continuous rain until Saturday. A 37-year-old man died after being buried under a collapsed stone retaining wall in the Thuampui area, on the northern outskirts of Aizawl, on Friday morning. His companion sustained serious injuries in the incident, which occurred amid severe monsoon rains and strong winds that caused widespread destruction across the state, police said. Due to continuous rainfall since Thursday causing deteriorating conditions, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma declared special casual leave for govt employees in Kamrup and Kamrup Metro districts on Friday, excluding those residing in office quarters. He announced closure of govt educational institutions in these districts for Saturday. He advised private organisations to operate with minimal staff and suggested employees residing far away to remain at home. "The weather is likely to remain the same till tomorrow evening, and there is a possibility of improvement from Sunday. Owing to the grim situation, power supply was cut in many parts across the state, affecting around nine lakh people, and 100 electricity transformers were kept shut in the city to prevent any possible untoward incidents," he added. Nine Guwahati-bound flights were redirected to Agartala and Kolkata, with numerous others delayed since Thursday due to adverse weather conditions. A Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport representative indicated potential increases in flight diversions due to ongoing poor weather. "Most of the flights were diverted to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, and a few were diverted to Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, Agartala. For instance, Mumbai-Guwahati and Ahmedabad-Guwahati flights were diverted to Agartala, and flights from Chennai, Lucknow, and Delhi were diverted to Kolkata," the spokesperson said. Some morning flights managed to land and depart with delays. LGBI Airport typically handles 125 daily flights. The diverted aircraft will return once weather improves. Authorities suspended ferry services between Guwahati and North Guwahati on the Brahmaputra until further notice. The flooding severely impacted public transport, forcing service suspension on Friday. Various areas experienced waist-deep flooding, while others had knee-deep water. The district disaster management authority deployed rubber boats with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) for evacuation and assistance. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported three landslides in Guwahati hills — at Nizarapar's Lichubagan, Chitrachal Path at Kharghuli, and Ujjal Nagar at Kahilipara. No casualties occurred. The Kamrup (Metro) district administration provided emergency contact numbers for residents requiring assistance during adverse weather, flooding and landslides. Khanapara, situated near the Meghalaya border, suffered severe impact, affecting National Highway 6 traffic. This crucial entry point for upper Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh witnessed thousands of vehicles, including long-distance buses, stranded for hours. The other severely affected areas included Rukminigaon, Hatigaon, GS Road, Bhangagarh, Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, and Chandmari.
