Bargoed regeneration makes progress as Angel Way bypass opens

08 July 2009

The first phase of a £30M regeneration scheme in south Wales has been completed.

A 3km relief road – Angel Way – will enable traffic to bypass Bargoed town centre and provide access to a new retail development, part of a major regeneration package for the former coal mining community.

The Welsh Assembly Government’s deputy first minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones, attended an official event to celebrate completion of the Angel Way bypass and retail development plateau, which – at 300m long and up to 20m high – is believed to be the largest tiered, reinforced embankment of its type in the UK.

The Greater Bargoed Community Regeneration Scheme also comprises the Ryhmney river bridge and the Bargoed Newydd viaduct, which traverses the valley connecting the new road with the retail plateau and provides access to the southern end of the town. Pictured are Cllr Lindsay Whittle, leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council; Welsh Assembly Government’s deputy first minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones AM; and Cllr Ron Davies, cabinet member for regeneration and countryside, Caerphilly County Borough Council.

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