The next phase of a controversial safe zones scheme will see changes to the Cardigan layout ahead of the summer season, Ceredigion council has announced.

The council said that “as more people are expected to visit Ceredigion’s towns over the coming weeks and summer months, changes are required to ensure our streets are safe for everyone, by allowing people to maintain a two metre social distance at all times”.

The new layout in Cardigan will see council workers placing road markings for all disabled bays along High St and Pendre, and loading bay road markings opposite Dewi James Butchers

The scheme will see the introduction of new reflective bollards to replace the red and white baulks to “allow traders to operate in the road as per their licence”.

The widened footpaths within the trading areas in the road will be raised to the same level as the adjacent footpaths to create a flat accessible area for pedestrians.

Workers will also place a chicane outside the Black Lion Hotel to slow traffic flow, implement a one way system along College Row to improve pedestrian safety, reverse the one way system along St Mary St to allow access to Chancery, and close the top of Pwllhai for licenced trading and pedestrian safety.

“Introducing changes over the Easter period has meant that some amendments will be made over the coming weeks,” the council said.

“Following a review, the initial phase of the Safe Zone (Phase 2) for Cardigan will be amended to Phase 2a, with Morgan Street and The Strand remaining as a one way system.

“Road closures affecting the High Street in Cardigan will commence ahead of the May Bank holiday weekend at the end of May.

“The road closures will be between 12pm and 4pm daily.”