A new signage project aimed at improving travel between Pembrokeshire and Ireland will be up and running next month. The Southern Corridor Variable Message Ferry Signage Project is a joint venture between Pembrokeshire County Council and Wexford County Council. Although it aims to benefit all road travellers, it will be of particular help to those who need to adjust travel plans due to altered ferry crossing times. Infrastructure works at three sites are now almost complete and the new signs are due to be installed and commissioned by the end of January. Over one million passengers pass through Pembrokeshire's two Irish ferry ports - Pembroke Dock and Fishguard - every year. Ferry signage on the Pembrokeshire side will be located at St. Clears, Penblewen and Kilgetty. It is hoped the signs will resolve confusion for travellers unclear about which port they are booked to depart from and boost travel to the two ports. "The new signs will provide up-to-the-minute information about ferry delays so that problems caused by early arrivals and long waiting times at port may be avoided," said Brian Hall, Pembrokeshire County Council cabinet member for transportation and the environment. "They will help to improve journey times and reduce driver stress. "Improving strategic routes with these high standard information signs will also maximise the potential of both ports." The Welsh side of the project is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government Transport Grants and by Interreg IIIA funding.
