The construction works to repair the National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 47 that runs through the Sirhowy Valley Country Park will be starting on the 18th October and will be completed early in 2011. The works, funded through the Valleys Regional Park initiative, will repair the major landslip that has closed the cycleway and necessitated a diversion to be in place.
The works – part of £5m of improvements being made to the Valleys Cycle Network through the initiative – is being managed by Sustrans, the charity that’s enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day.
The nature of the construction works and site means that areas of the country park will not be available to the general public during the week; the works area will operate from the country park office at Full Moon at the Crosskeys entrance to the landslip near the Ynys Hywel Activity Centre.
A small amount of parking will remain open at the Full Moon entrance for the public to use with signs to identify the working areas, with areas not directly affected by the landslip open to the public on weekends.
The Sirhowy Valley Country Park is also part of the Valleys Regional Park, a network of visitor facilities, country parks, heritage sites and nature reserves across the Valleys. The Valleys Regional Park will make a significant contribution to the promotion of the Valleys as the Heart and Soul of Wales.
The Valleys Regional Park is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Assembly Government.
