Monmouthshire County Council is has been awarded up to £8.4 million in transport funding to deliver its projects.
The funding includes contributions from the Welsh Government's Active Travel Fund, Local Transport Fund, Resilient Roads Fund, Road Safety Capital & Revenue, 20MPH and Safe Routes in Communities.
The funding will enable the council to continue implementing its transport projects across the county, which aim to enhance access, safety and infrastructure.
Projects awarded funding include community road safety training, bus infrastructure projects, road resilience projects to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, and funding to support the implementation of 20mph speed limits.
The Active Travel Fund has provided the majority of the funding. The council's Active Travel strategic focus concentrates on purposeful journeys of up to three miles. This means making active travel the first natural choice for local journeys by improving walking and wheeling infrastructure to connect people to key destinations.
The council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment, Councillor Catrin Maby, said:
“We welcome the announcement of the grant funding from the Welsh Government. The Transport Grants will allow us as a council to continue our work to make improvements across the county.”
The funding is allocated on a project by project basis and cannot be used for the general maintenance of the highways network.
