CEREDIGION council has completed a £138,000 scheme in Aberystwyth to help walkers and cyclists.

The path from Penparcau’s Fifth Avenue linking with the Rheidol Cycle Trail has been widened and resurfaced. New railings have also been fitted on St Brieuc bridge, bringing it up to Welsh Government design standards for shared use by cyclists and pedestrians.

The entrance to Penparcau’s Fifth Avenue allotments is now segregated for motorists, and lighting along the route has been upgraded, making it safer for people using the path.

The path through Penparcau park has also been widened and resurfaced, providing an improved cycle and pedestrian link to Llwyn yr Eos primary school.

New lighting has been installed on the path, along with new scooter and cycle racks for children using the play area.

The council’s Parks and Gardens Team has planted several new well established trees in Penparcau park and at Fifth Avenue to improve these green areas and help offset the loss of ecology caused by widening the paths.

The money for the work came from the Welsh Government’s Local Transport Fund.

Rhodri Llwyd, Ceredigion County Council highways group manager, said: “The grant funding has also paid for much-needed additional scooter racks at Plascrug primary school and Ysgol Gymraeg.

“The numbers of pupils using scooters and bikes to make their Active Travel journeys has more than doubled over recent months, and it’s really great to see the racks being so well used as this is having a positive effect on helping to reduce traffic congestion on Plascrug Avenue.”

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