Improved walking and cycling routes in Pembroke Dock

 

 

During the summer, Pembrokeshire County Council will be putting the finishing touches for a bid to Welsh Government for almost £300,000 in respect of improved walking and cycling routes in Pembroke Dock, primarily in Llanion Ward (with some schemes, such as works within the Memorial Park and the Youth Centre, being adjacent to the ward.

Sue Lewis, Transportation Officer and her colleague Paul Smith, Walking and Cycling Officer, have worked very hard indeed getting a coherent bid together. They have been meeting individuals and organisations for many months now and walking the areas which need attention. They completed a community transport audit in March. 3,390 questionnaires were delivered to households in Pembroke Dock with 726 being returned. An 18% return rate on a questionnaire is almost unheard of, which goes to show local residents had quite a lot to say. Most people say they would walk more if walkways were more pleasant and safer.

Sue and Paul have come up with a package of improvements which include:

• Introduce a ramp and surface path to access to Birdcage Walk from Bush & Park estate
• Provide sealed footpath and ramp connecting Amphion Court and the Bush Camp sports ground
• Improved footpath along Hamilton Court and replace concrete with grassy bank
• Remove bollard at the junction of Hamilton Court and Wavell Crescent
• Remove gates across the path and provide security fences and gates at the rear of the family centre
• Improve footway between Hamilton Court connecting Birdcage Walk
• Provide a H marking to protect the link path between Hamilton Court and link to Birdcage Walk
• Provide a footway eastern side of Wavell Crescent
• Provide traffic calming along Wavell Crescent
• Provide paved area to prevent car parking between Kavanagh Court and Wavell Crescent
• Provide a path through the children’s playground on Bush & Park Estate
• Improved footway and remove step connecting Wesley Court and Munro Court
• Provide a shared use path along Bush Street
• Provide amber flashing lights either side of the Community School on Bush Street
• Provide hard standing and cycle shelter at the Community School
• Provide drop off / pick up area at the Community School
• Provide vehicle gates at the entrance to the Community School
• Provide cycle stands at the Youth Centre
• Provide a shared use route around the Memorial Park and improve existing ramp on the route of the shared use path
• Provide dropped kerbs at various locations

As you can see, the scheme is ambitious and pretty comprehensive. The community questionnaire and responses are lodged here in the office in Meyrick Street if you want to pop in and have a look. I also have the map and priority listing for the various parts of the scheme. If you would prefer a detailed, technical chat, then please contact Sue direct. Sue.lewis@pembrokeshire.gov.uk. or Communities First at Christine.Gwyther@co-operative.coop

I will be submitting a letter of support from Llanion Communities First but if you could consider a letter of support as an individual or as a representative of the many organisations you belong to, that would be wonderful. As usual with these programmes, it is a competitive bidding process, so the more local support we can show the better. Next year the western and southern parts of the town will be submitted and I have every reason to hope we will be supporting those too.