A new active travel scheme in Johnstown will make it easier for people to access village shops and facilities on foot and by cycle – cutting pollution and encouraging people to be more active.
The scheme will create a safer, more attractive route between Melyd Avenue and the High Street as part of the redevelopment of the former Ysgol yr Hafod infants’ site.
New dropped kerbs and tactile paving will improve crossing points for people with reduced mobility, wheelchair users, families with prams and people with visual impairments.
Path widening will also create a short traffic-free link to help cycle-users access quieter residential roads’
Councillor David A Bithell, Wrexham Council’s Lead Member with responsibility for carbon reduction, said: “The scheme reflects our commitment to creating safer, more accessible streets as part of our Active Travel programme.
“By creating a more direct connection between the High Street and Melyd Avenue, we’ll hopefully encourage more people to walk or wheel for short local journeys – helping to build a healthier, more active community.”
Councillor Terry Evans, Lead Member for Environment, added: “This is an excellent scheme that will hopefully reduce traffic and parking in the area, and encourage more people to walk and wheel.
“As well as installing dropped kerbs and tactile paving, the footways have also been treated to extend their lifespan, and we’re asking people to avoid parking on them to help protect the new surface.”
The work is being funded Welsh Government through the Active Travel Fund, administered by Transport for Wales, and will hopefully be completed by the summer.
Councillor Steve Joe Jones, local councillor for Johnstown, said: “I’d like to thank Wrexham Council for carrying out this work, and the Welsh Government for funding the scheme.
“Encouraging more people to travel actively for short local journeys is really important for environmental and health reasons, and will benefit our community.”
