Porth Bypass in Pontygwaith
The Council has made very good progress towards delivering its major road resurfacing and footway renewal programmes so far in 2024/25. This will represent a combined investment of £7.5m this financial year, which includes £1m carried forward from 2023/24.
The Highways and Transportation Capital Programme was agreed by the Council in March 2024 for the year ahead. It allocated £5.98m funding for carriageway resurfacing and treatment schemes, £575,000 for footway renewals, and £200,000 towards the ongoing unadopted roads programme.
Since delivery of the programme began in April 2024, the Council has so far completed 33 carriageway resurfacing schemes – while 12 footway renewals have either been completed or are ongoing to date, with dozens more planned across the County Bourgh.
Several large resurfacing schemes have been completed recently – including at Aberdare Road in Mountain Ash, at Llantrisant Road in Penycoedcae, at Morgan Street in Pontypridd, and at the Porth Bypass in Pontygwaith.
Councillor Andrew Morgan OBE, Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Investment, said: “Several years ago we made a commitment to take an accelerated funding approach towards maintaining our roads – allocating significant funding year-on-year to improve their condition, with the aim of producing fewer emergency repairs. We have seen a general trend of improvement over many years, with 15.7% of all classified roads in RCT requiring maintenance in 2010/11, compared to just 3.6% when we agreed our latest capital programme in March 2024 – though we know there is more to do.
“Our 2024/25 capital programme has earmarked a further £7.5m funding to improve local roads and footways in the current financial year. We’ve used the spring and summer months to make important progress so far – including completing 33 carriageway resurfacing schemes and progressing 12 footway renewals since April. We’ll continue this effort over the weeks and months ahead to deliver the remainder of our programme this financial year.”
Posted on 30/07/2024