Written question WQ83243

Road safety is a priority and we work with local authorities, the police and other partners to identify the need for road safety engineering measures to reduce the number and severity of collisions.

The Road Safety Grant is provided to local authorities to help reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on roads in Wales. In the 2021/22 financial year, £3,515,226 has been awarded to local authorities for Road Safety Capital Schemes and £1,580,912 has been awarded for road safety training and education initiatives.

This year Monmouth has been awarded £158,205 for their 20mph pilot scheme in Abergavenny and a further £211,439 for their scheme in Severnside. They have also been awarded £4,500 for monitoring and £47,270 road safety revenue funding to deliver road safety education and training initiatives.

Monmouthshire was further awarded £30,000 Safe Routes in Communities funding for a puffin crossing on Hereford Road / Osbaston Road in Monmouth and over £1.9m from the Active Travel Fund to take forward a wide range of walking and cycling improvements. The total figures for Monmouthshire are summarised below:

Monmouthshire

Active Travel Fund

Llanfoist to Abergavenny - AT Links

Caldicot Town Scheme

Monmouth Town Active Travel Programme

Core Allocation

Safe Routes in Communities

Hereford Road / Osbaston Road – Puffin Crossing

Road Safety Revenue

£430,425

£350,814

£773,706

£370,000

£30,000

£47,270

We are reviewing the need for improvements for pedestrians crossing the A40 to speed limit signing in Monmouth which can improve compliance with the speed limit on the trunk road.