Pembrokeshire County Council has been awarded over £800,000 in additional transport funding from Welsh Government.

Almost half of the money will go towards installing and improving ‘Active Travel’ facilities (walking and cycling) while the bulk of the remaining funding - £445,000 - is allocated to the Chimneys link road scheme in Fishguard.

This scheme will include enhanced footway lnks, a new bus focal point and coach drop-off point and a new link road providing improved access to a key development site in the town centre.

The funding allocation of £307,000 for ‘Active Travel’ will allow access improvements to be introduced in a number of communities across the county.

It includes the provision of footway and shared-use path improvements in Saundersfoot, Tenby, Fishguard and Goodwick, Milford Haven and along the Brunel Trail between Haverfordwest and Neyland via Johnston.

The county council was also successful in securing £93,000 for a ‘Safe Routes in Communities’ initiative in St Davids to help improve walking and cycling access to Ysgol Dewi Sant and the surrounding area.

The authority’s cabinet member for planning and infrastructure, Phil Baker, welcomed the additional funding.

Clr. Baker said: “The council is committed to improving sustainable access county-wide and this additional funding from Welsh Government will allow a number of walking and cycling infrastructure improvements to be introduced.

“Furthermore, in this climate of diminishing financial resources it is also encouraging to note that Pembrokeshire was able to secure this funding from Welsh Government despite stiff competition from other local authorities.

“It is testament to the hard working and successful team which submit the grant applications.”

The aim is to complete all the scheme improvements by the spring.