A40 Llanddewi Velfrey to Redstone Cross Improvements

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25th September 2023: COLLABORATION IS KEY FOR THE A40 SCHEME

It’s been a busy summer for the A40 team in Pembrokeshire, not only with massive achievements in construction, but with community engagement activities.

Being collaborative is one of our key values in Griffiths, and Andrew Davies, Project Manager for the Llanddewi Velfrey to Redstone Cross Improvements Scheme, along with the project’s Stakeholder Manager Adam Bateman have had the privilege of hosting several community groups on site throughout the summer.

Delegates from Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales attended an educational event organised by our newly appointed NRW Framework Manager Daniel Ironmonger to review the use of Corrugated Steel Buried Structures (CSBS). This was an opportunity to see first-hand their durability and benefits including the significant carbon savings of using CSBS over more traditional alternatives.

The team then hosted an Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) evening networking event and site visit at the A40 Improvements Project in Llanddewi Velfrey, Pembrokeshire. ICE members from West Wales and Swansea attended to view first-hand progress on the project and to learn more about some of the engineering challenges and the impressive work currently underway.

Having previously enjoyed an evening presentation in Narberth a number of months back, The Whitland and Narberth Rotary Club then enjoyed an evening visit to site to see the latest updates on progress to the project, where they had the opportunity to be driven through the working area which hidden away from the current road and is not visible to the public.

Towards the end of the summer months, the team were pleased to embrace the opportunity to host North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA) representatives, who made the trip down to Pembrokeshire to spend a day with our project team.

Stakeholder Manager for the Scheme added “We were grateful for their time and enjoyed discussing the scheme in depth whilst touring the breadth of the 6km project, answering some really good questions and taking onboard feedback”.

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26th June 2023: Mission Successful on the A40 Project Weekend Operation

The A40 Llanddewi Velfrey to Redstone Cross Improvements team at Llanddewi Velfrey successfully reached a significant milestone at 5am on Monday 19^th June.

After extensive planning and preparation, the construction team led by the Principal Contractor Alun Griffiths were able to successfully construct the new online section which included a significant increase in levels between the now old section of the A40 and part of the new A40 at Ffynnon Woods, located west of Llanddewi Velfrey.

To facilitate this, the A40 was temporarily closed between 8pm on Friday 16^th June 2023 and 5am Monday 19^th June 2023.

This milestone is a significant step for the Scheme, which is jointly funded by Welsh Government with support from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). These works ere strategically scheduled during a weekend and outside of school holidays to minimise disruption to local businesses and the community. Effective collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders was key to the success of this endeavor.

Andrew Davies, Project Manager added:

“A significant online section has now connected west of Llanddewi Velfrey thanks to amazing collaboration between various organisations and a very committed team working around the clock in shifts during a continuous 57 hour operation to get the job completed safely and on time. Everyone involved should very proud of their hard work and of their achievement, and we hope the users will understand this significant milestone, with it being the first section of the new road.”

In order to maintain uninterrupted emergency services, a nearby side road was temporarily closed and carefully managed to provide an alternative route around the affected area. The emergency services utilised this route effectively throughout the weekend.

Andrew also added:

“I would also like to thank the local communities affected by these works and the residents in North Pembrokeshire for showing such great understanding whilst we closed the A40 to complete this challenging task.”

Looking ahead, construction work will proceed rapidly during the summer months, primarily taking place off-line and at a distance from the current A40.

Photos will be added soon! In the meantime, check out our project bulletins page for updates.

Please contact the team if you would like to view any drawings relating to this Scheme.

A40 LVRC Initial Public Exhibition Documents

A40 LVRC Detrunking Exhibition Documents

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Further Team Contacts:

Construction Manager: Garvie Murray

Design Manager: Daniel Ironmonger

Office Manager: Mary Evans

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