Pembrokeshire County Council has been awarded funds totalling over £850,000 via a Welsh Government transport grant.

The money will go towards a variety of transport schemes in the county.

Almost half the money (up to £316,000) has been earmarked to provide safer routes in communities with improvements being made to pedestrian crossing facilities together with walking and cycling routes to school in St. Davids.

This includes a shared use path, a new footway to complement the existing one, cycle storage and pedestrian crossing improvements.

Over £160,000 will go towards improving road safety between Hakin and Herbrandston including developments to pedestrian refuges, traffic calming measures, road widening, shared use paths and road markings.

Road and pedestrian safety at Horsefair roundabout, Haverfordwest, will also be improved.

Money has also been allocated to fund feasibility studies and design work relating to Active Travel improvements across the county.

Enhancements will also be made to the county’s bus services after £126,000 was provided for the Local Transport Network Fund. Work will include a feasibility study to identify how improvements can be made to Haverfordwest bus station and linkages to the railway station.

Improvements will also be made to the bus stop infrastructure on the route between Haverfordwest, St. Davids and Fishguard.

Funding was also allocated to a number of road safety initiatives targeting a range of road user groups, including school pupils, motorcyclists and elderly drivers.

“We are committed to enhancing Pembrokeshire’s transport provision and to improving sustainable access county-wide,” said the authority’s cabinet member for planning and infrastructure Clr. Phil Baker.

“These funds were secured from Welsh Government despite stiff competition from other local authorities and will help us achieve our objectives of making it easier and safer for the people of Pembrokeshire, key elements in the recently published Programme for Administration.”