Monmouthshire County Council has announced that it has been awarded up to £8.2 million in transport funding across the county to deliver a variety of projects.

The funding includes contributions from The Welsh Government’s Active Travel Fund, Local transport fund, resilient roads fund, road safety capital and revenue and safe routes in communities.

The funding is allocated on a project-by-project basis and cannot be used for the general maintenance of our highways network.

Monmouthshire County Council will be able to continue implementing its transport projects across the county which aim to enhance access, safety and promote sustainable transport.

Projects have been awarded funding from the following transport grants:

Bus infrastructure, road safety training, 20mph infrastructure, collision reduction schemes and active travel.

The Active Travel Fund has provided the majority of the funding with a total award of £6.5 million, most notably for the Abergavenny to Llanfoist project.

Monmouthshire County Council’s Active Travel strategic focus concentrates on making active travel the first natural choice for local journeys through improving walking and wheeling infrastructure to key destinations within our communities.

MCC Cabinet Member for climate change and the environment, Cllr Catrin Maby, said: “It is encouraging to have agreed funding for so many transport projects across Monmouthshire.”

“Each one will help to make transport more efficient for communities in all corners of the county. I look forward to seeing work get under way.”

MCC Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, Housing and Tourism, Cllr Sara Burch said: “It is pleasing to see the level of support continued for active Travel here in Monmouthshire, and particularly the Llanfoist to Abergavenny active travel scheme.

“We know how important this scheme is to provide safe connections within the community, and i look forward to providing more information on next steps in due course.”