HIGHWAYS, TRANSPORTATION AND STRATEGIC PROJECTS – SUPPLEMENTARY CAPITAL PROGRAMME
The Phase 1 repairs to Aberaman Bridge were successfully completed in 2016/17 with the Phase 2 works now scheduled to commence in May 2018. £0.287M of the previously approved budget of £0.781M will be expended in 2018/19.
The Heol Gwrangron Bridge which supports the C181 in Rhigos, an essential link for school transport, has been identified to require strengthening. A reduction of the carriageway to one lane has been put in place over the bridge to minimise loading and repairs are required to reinstate the full use of the carriageway. A sum of £0.487M was allocated in 2017 which will slip into 2018/19. Works to the value of £0.230M will be carried out during 2018/19.
Land Drainage/Flood Risk Improvements
The Capital Land Drainage Programme supports works on land drainage and flood alleviation schemes, which are of such scale that their cost places them outside the framework of routine maintenance that is supported by the revenue programme.
With regard to land drainage (Flood Alleviation) schemes, the Council is frequently able to benefit from Welsh Government grant support (85%) as the Land Drainage Authority under Section 59 of the Land Drainage Act 1991. In support of this process, the land drainage capital programme identifies a number of project appraisals targeted at attracting external funding support. These appraisals will be carried out on a rolling 3-year programme with 1-2 completed per year.
Progression of schemes will be dependent on the successful application for grant following the project appraisal process and through attracting other third-party contributions. An allowance has been made within the drainage improvements programme for progression of such schemes in order to provide the required match funding.
1. Mountain Ash Cross Valley Link – £5.050M Good progress is being made in respect of this project which has now been allocated over £9.418M including Local Transport Fund Grant from Welsh Government. A further bid for £1.5M in 2018/19 has been submitted. Planning consent has been secured for this project and Welsh Ministers have granted the Council authority to confirm the Compulsory Purchase Order process for land acquisition. Works to the Cardiff Road junction, demolition of Miskin Cottages and construction of replacement garages have all been completed. The A4059 junction works are ongoing and are scheduled for completion in spring 2018. A design and build contractor (Walters Sisk) is currently concluding detailed design of the bridge link with construction anticipated to commence during the first half of the 2018/19 financial year
Abercynon Park and Ride, which is now experiencing heavy demand, has already benefited from some minor improvements in 2017/18 with the creation of additional 11 spaces. With an RCT investment of £0.4M as match funding for a £1.5M bid to WG for LTF funding, Phase 2 has the potential to accommodate in excess of 300 parking spaces. This follows grant-funded feasibility and ground investigation works undertaken in 2017/18.
Cynon Trail remaining sections/failed ERM sections//link to Abernant Tunnel (feasibility/design) – RCT INM S5 / INM S12 / AT 22a, b, c, d, e, f, h, i, j, l, m,
Street Name Town Treatment Budget
Project Management £50,000
Mini Planer Patching
Programme Various £300,000
Emergency Repairs Various £276,000
Park Road Aberaman Surface Treatment £10,000
Aman Street Cwmaman Strengthen £14,000
Elm Street Abercwmboi Strengthen £31,000
Dan yr Rhiw Cwmaman Surface Treatment £6,000
Park View Terrace Abercwmboi
Surface Treatments £27,000
Homerton St Tyntetown Strengthen £10,000
Tresillion Place Abercynon Overlay £6,000
Pontcynon Terrace Tyntetown Inlay £10,000
Woodland Crescent Abercynon Strengthen £40,000
Walter Street Abercynon Surface Treatment £12,000
Station Road Abercynon Surface Treatment £21,000
Taff Terrace Abercynon Strengthen £25,000
Caemaen Street Ynysboeth Strengthen £27,400
Martins Lane Abercynon Strengthen £14,000
Elm Grove Gadlys Surface Treatment £9,700
Nith Street Aberdare Strengthen £4,200
B4276 Merthyr Rd Llwydcoed Strengthen £15,000
Clive Street Trecynon Surface Treatment £5,000
Cwmdare Road Aberdare Surface Treatment £23,000
Fairview Hirwaun Strengthen £32,000
Penyard Road Hirwaun Strengthen £15,000
Fforest Road Mountain Ash Surface Treatment £25,000
Lower Richmond Caegarw Strengthen £18,000
Lon y Felin Mountain Ash Surface Treatment £7,500
Oak Terrace Perthcelyn Inlay £4,000
Hazel Terrace Perthcelyn Strengthen £10,000
Ger y Bont Penywaun Strengthen £18,500
Bryn Rhos Penywaun Strengthen £21,000
Woodland Road Tynant Surface Treatment £6,500
Forest Road Tynant Surface Treatment £11,000
Pleasant View Tynant Surface Treatment £8,000
Brynfynnon Ynysybwl Surface Treatment £150,000
Proposed Footway Capital Programme 2018/19
Bassett Street Abercynon £20,000
Park Street Abercynon £50,000
Ann Street Abercynon £10,000
Park View Abercynon £1,500
Nantyfedw Abercynon £10,500
Upper Regent Street Aberdare £8,500
Wind Street Aberdare £15,500
Ty Fry Aberdare £21,000
Alder Drive Cwmdare £3,000
Railway Street Trecynon £2,000
Tudor Terrace Trecynon £3,500
Hillside Cwmdare £6,000
Fern Crescent Cwmdare £5,500
Pant Farm Cwmbach £50,000
Conway Drive Cwmbach £20,000
Fox Street Caegarw £7,000
Tanycoed Street Penrhiwceiber £10,000
Highway Structures Schemes 2018/19 (Including reported slippage)
B4375
Aberaman Bridge
Aberaman Concrete Repairs 287,000
Heol Gwrangron Bridge Rhigos Refurbishment 230,000
B4275 Pontcynon River Bridge Abercynon Masonry Repairs 55,000
Park and Ride Programme.
Abercynon P&R – Ph2 Phase 2 – Development of 300+
space P&R 400,000
“Making Better Use” Programme.
A4059 Asda R/About Aberdare and B4275 Aberaman
Capacity and Flow enhancements to NW arm of the roundabout and right holding lane on B4275 junction with Industrial Estate. 440,000
Abercwmboi Traffic management and crossing improvements 30,000
Assessment of pedestrian crossing provision A4059, New Road, Mountain Ash
A full list of proposed work on the link https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Council/CouncillorsCommitteesandMeetings/Meetings/Cabinet/2018/03/22/Reports/AgendaItem11HighwaysCapitalProgramme.pdf?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_content=Cabinet+Meetings
CABINET 22nd MARCH 2018
