Roads in the area

[DVT]

Re those tourists and their parking ...

[SteveH]

The second phase of the Llandudno Junction flyover work is set to begin on April 17, with work to refurbish the flyover including replacements to waterproofing, movement joints and drainage.

The work was originally planned to be completed in three phases, but was soon amended, with the first phase being completed last year.

Phase two of the project will complete the work, and will run from April 17 to July 20, as dry weather is required for the refurbishment.

One lane of the bridge to Conwy will stay open, with 3-way traffic lights on the Weekly News roundabout to manage vehicles.

Traffic between Weekly News roundabout and Tesco roundabout (Ffordd 6G) will be one-way only. Ffordd 6G will have the same vehicle restrictions as the A55.

Drivers heading from Tesco towards Llandudno will need to follow the diversion via the A55 to Black Cat roundabout (J19).

You can also get to Conwy via A55 J17 and Llandudno Junction via A55 J19.

Access will be maintained for pedestrians and cyclists through the site from Conwy to the steps at the Llandudno Junction end of the site, near Lidl.

A Conwy County Borough Council spokesperson added: ?Please allow extra time for your journey.

?Thank you for your patience while we carry out this vital work.?        ref pioneer

[SteveH]

New smart motorway plans being scrapped

The building of all new smart motorways is being cancelled over cost and safety concerns, the government has announced.

Some 14 planned schemes, including 11 already on pause and three set for construction, will be scrapped due to finances and low public confidence.

Smart motorways are a stretch of road where technology is used to regulate traffic flow and ease congestion.

They also use the hard shoulder as an extra lane of traffic, which critics claim has led to road deaths.

Existing smart motorways - making up 10% of England's motorway network - will remain and undergo a previously announced safety refit to create 150 more emergency stopping places and improved technology.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - who pledged to ban smart motorways during his leadership campaign - said "all drivers deserve to have confidence in the roads they use to get around the country".

Are smart motorways dangerous?
The Department for Transport said the new schemes would have cost more than ?1bn, and cancelling them would allow time to track public trust in smart motorways over a longer period.

read more  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65288852

[SteveH]

THE SECOND phase of the Llandudno Junction flyover work started today, and here is what to expect.

Work to refurbish the flyover including replacements to waterproofing, movement joints and drainage will take place until July 20, causing three months of disruption to traffic in this time.

The work is already causing congestion on the A55 eastbound near Conwy, according to Traffic North Wales.

https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/23459674.work-refurbish-llandudno-junction-flyover-resumes-today/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

More speed camera enforcement to police new 20mph default speed limit in Wales
Welsh Government has agreed to additional funding to 'better enforce' new limits

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/more-speed-camera-enforcement-police-26724804

[SteveH]

Idea to convert A55 Britannia crossing into 'zipper bridge' being 'seriously considered'

The Welsh Government has pledged to seriously consider an innovative idea for easing congestion on the A55 Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. Engineers are examining a ?zipper? system that would enable the safe introduction of a three-lane arrangement to modulate rush hour flows.

Such systems vary but most use a barrier transfer machine known as ?road zipper?. These move linked concrete barriers from one lane to another by ?unzipping? them at 5mph-10mph.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/idea-convert-a55-britannia-crossing-26754539?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

Plea to ease drivers' Llandudno travel misery during flyover work lasting three months
Senedd Member writes to council chief

As well as the obvious impact on Conwy the closure sees traffic stopped from coming into Llandudno from the Tesco roundabout. This has added to traffic pressures on the A470 route into and out of Llandudno.

MS for Aberconwy, is pleading with Cllr Charlie McCoubrey to direct drivers coming from the east to use more junctions along the A55 in Old Colwyn or Rhos-on-Sea/Colwyn Bay to ease traffic congestion.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/plea-ease-drivers-llandudno-travel-26758138

[SteveH]

Cheeky road sign tells drivers to ?adjust bras? and ?secure nuts? on potholed Welsh road
'We have complained many times about the road and the council has not carried out any meaningful maintenance'

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/cheeky-road-sign-tells-drivers-26790554

[SteveH]

Conwy flyover delays worsen as more traffic lights appear at roadworks
The refurbishment work will repair and maintain the bridge's waterproofing, movement joints, and drainage

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/conwy-flyover-delays-worsen-more-26841281?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a car.

It happened on the A470 between Llanrwst and Betws-y-Coed in Conwy county at about 13:00 BST on Saturday.

He was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision with a silver Citroen Berlingo.

His next of kin and the coroner have been informed.

"Our thoughts are with the man?s family at this very difficult time," said Sgt Jason Diamond of North Wales Police.

"We are urging anybody who may have witnessed the collision, or anybody who may have been travelling along the A470 in the vicinity of Betws-y-Coed and who may have dashcam footage to contact us."

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyremr3zr12o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[Hugo]

That's really sad to hear Steve and unfortunately a similar thing happened near there fairly recently.    It's a bad road anyway but it's the standard of driving that is the problem
Just yesterday I was driving on the A470 from the Black cat roundabout to the Bodnant Welsh Farm foods  and and at the top of the hill above where the Riverside Nursery once was I met a line of cars travelling in the opposite direction.    This section is narrow and has many bends in it but the line of traffic was held up by a single cyclist who in all fairness to him, he was cycling as near as possible to the edge of the road.
Anyway an impatient motorist decided to overtake the cyclist even though he could see my car coming towards him.  I had to brake sharply to allow the motorist to pull in in front of the cyclist      Other cyclists that have found themselves in that position have not been so lucky

[SteveH]

Update on above..

Tributes have been pouring in for a much-loved husband and dad who died after a motorbike incident. The rider - named locally as Adzz Kenyon - suffered fatal injuries in a collision with a van on the A470 near Betws-y-Coed on Saturday afternoon.

Messages of sympathy have been flooding in for the popular family man. It comes after police launched an appeal for information about the crash between the motorbike and a silver Citroen Berlingo between Lon Muriau and Zip World Fforest shortly after 1pm.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/tributes-pour-true-gentleman-killed-26912113?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

More Menai Suspension Bridge tests means 5 days of disruption for drivers
Tests are being carried out every six weeks on the historic bridge

The next inspection will be carried out between Monday, June 5 and Saturday, June 10. To allow this to take place safely, a lane will need to be closed. During the lane closure, access to the bridge will be controlled by traffic lights. This will allow motorists to continue crossing the bridge in both directions.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/more-menai-suspension-bridge-tests-27001109?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

[SteveH]

A man was cut out of a vehicle and taken to hospital after a crash on the A470 at Llandudno Junction today. It happened shortly before 11.20am. 27th May

Police, fire and ambulance crews were at the scene of the two-vehicle collision. The road was blocked while emergency services dealt with the incident

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed they took one person to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan, following the crash. There was one ambulance at the scene.

A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said there were two engines from Llandudno and Colwyn Bay sent and cutting equipment was used to release a casualty. Earlier a North Wales Police statement said: "Police are currently dealing with a road traffic collision on the A470 between the Black Cat roundabout and the turn off for Marl Lane Llandudno Junction.

"Traffic is building please find an alternative route. Thank you for your patience."

The road was fully reopened by 1.45pm. There were no further details on the man's condition.  ref DP

[Hugo]

Line of tow trucks at Snowdonia beauty spot ensures illegal parking message heard loud and clear
The number of vehicles towed away fell dramatically over the late May Bank Holiday compared with Easter


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/snowdonia-illegal-parking-message-finally-27023186