WORK is nearing completion to install a new footbridge that will lead to the reopening of a popular path in Meirionnydd.

The Dolybont bridge, which crosses the Dyfi river in Dinas Mawddwy, was closed around two years ago because it was no longer safe for the public.

Now, having secured a funding package from multiple agencies, work is moving along to install a new footbridge that will open to the public in the coming weeks.

The project has been completed in two phases – a new pillar installed last autumn, and with the wintry weather easing, work will now be carried out to install the new bridge.

Cllr Dafydd Meurig, Gwynedd Council Cabinet member who leads on footpaths, said: “The Dolybont bridge links a number of popular footpath routes in the Dinas Mawddwy area and we are very pleased that work to complete the new bridge will be completed in the next few weeks.

“It is an important local asset, and I am grateful to both the Mawddwy Community Council and local community enterprise Nod Glas Cyf for their commitment to realising the project.

“Located a few hundred metres from the village itself, work has been completed to install a pillar on which the new footbridge will sit, with the path itself set to reopen to the public in the very near future.”

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