Posted: Sat 9th May 2020

Work to begin next month on new Deeside park and ride scheme

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2020

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Work on a new park and ride scheme, designed to ease congestion on Deeside Industrial Park, is set to begin next month. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Around 275 parking spaces will be built on land off Shotwick Road in Sealand as part of the initiative by Flintshire Council, which is being funded by Welsh Government.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Regular shuttle bus services will travel to and from the three zones of the industrial estate to encourage commuters to use public transport. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

It forms part of £1.8m worth of public transport improvements in Deeside outlined under the North East Wales Metro project. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Welsh Government money was used in order to help buy the site for the park-and-ride service, which was formerly disused highways land and improve Deeside shuttle and other local bus services. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The council is pressing ahead with a number of road improvements schemes over the next couple of months due to the reduction of traffic because of the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown measures. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Work is taking place in Holywell and Flint which includes the installation of canopies within Tower Gardens and installation of active travel link – footway/cycleway – in Holywell. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Upgrades the traffic lights in Flint and Greenfield and in early June, work will commence in Sandycroft to upgrade the existing traffic signals at B5129/ Leaches Lane and B5129/Mancot Lane.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Carriageway resurfacing also begins on 18 May at Hope/Caergwrle (A541) followed by Broughton to Saltney (A5104) and Holywell (B5121). ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A Flintshire Council spokesperson said: “Ordinarily, such works would cause considerable congestion and inconvenience to road users. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

However, the reduction in traffic levels at this time will allow the work to be undertaken safely and with minimum disruption. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Work will be closely monitored and supervised and will comply with the Government’s social distancing requirements.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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