What happens now planters are going - councillors explain

 

* Town councillor John Palmer watering the begonias in Castle Street for the last time.

Llangollen's two county councillors, Graham Timms and Melvyn Mile, have issued a statement to coincide with today's removal of the social-distancing planters from Castle Street and Abbey Road:

"Thanks to John Palmer from Graham and Mel

The process of removing the covid 19 changes in Castle Street will begin today (Wednesday). 

We’d like to say a huge thank you to John Palmer who has for the last few months been caring for and watering the begonias every morning.

The flowers have really brightened up Castle Street and made it one of the most attractive covid schemes in Wales. 

We’d also like to thank Wayne and David from Dee Valley Fruit and Veg who helped John and provided the water and a hose! 

Thanks also to the businesses on Castle Street and the short street by Stan’s who helped out. 

The planters are not being thrown away, but will be reused in the future at other locations nearby.

Free Parking in Market Street Car Park

To compensate for the eventual loss of parking on Castle Street there are now 14 designated bays for free parking in Market Street Car Park. 

Four are disabled parking spaces (free for 2 hours) and 10 general spaces (maximum 1 hour) free for one hour. 

They are along the back wall between Capel Sion going towards Dee Valley Vets and are clearly marked. The intention is to encourage free short stay parking for those wishing to 'pop and shop' locally in the town.

October start for construction for Llangollen 2020 Scheme

Construction will begin in earnest in early October, starting at the Abbey Road/Castle Street junction and gradually moving southwards up Castle Street over the winter. Improvements will include:

·     * Widening of pavements,

·     * Making raised bed crossing points to make it safer to cross the road and slow down the traffic,

·     * Widen the road slightly to allow for extra room for vehicles to pass,

·     * New traffic lights at the A5 junction to be more reactive to real-time traffic conditions,

·     * Adding  decent sized tree to stand alongside the existing tree by the town hall,

·     * Using high quality materials including York Stone pavers and Berwyn Slate from the Horseshoe Pass,

·     * Adding uncontrolled crossing points around the town,

·     * Reconfiguration of the area outside the Old Lock-Up to make the junction less confusing and create extra space for pedestrians.

·     * Retaining the one-way section of Market Street.

The scheme is designed with pedestrians in mind to ensure that the town centre is an even more attractive place to spend time. Major consultations have taken place over the last three years and the final scheme has been modified to respond to your opinions.

There will be disruption during the construction, but the aim is to ensure that the town can continue to be vibrant with all businesses able to trade during construction. 

The work will be completed by the end of March 2022 at a cost of £1.75million, mostly paid through grant funding from the Welsh Government and by Denbighshire County Council."