Environmental and land surveys are being carried out as part of upgrade work to the A494 River Dee Bridge in Flintshire.

Options are currently being developed for the project, which is identified in the Welsh Government's 'Moving North Wales Forward' to address existing traffic bottleneck and overcome issues with the existing bridge.

Mott MacDonald and their partners Richards, Morehead & Laing have been commissioned to examine the improvement options and Public Information Exhibitions are scheduled to take place InJuly to introduce the team, inform the public on the current situation and how they will be looking at options to improve the crossing.


Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport, Ken Skates said: "We are investing significant funding in the Deeside area to improve transport infrastructure and address existing traffic issues.

"The A494 River Dee Bridge improvement scheme is an important development which will improve the resilience of the existing bridge and provide opportunities for better carriageway alignment to help relieve congestion and enhance safety.

"Initial work is underway with surveys currently being carried out and the upcoming Public Information Exhibitions are a good opportunity for people to meet the team and learn more about the scheme."

The Public Information Exhibitions will take place at Deeside Leisure Centre between 10am-4pm on Saturday, 14 July and at St Andrews Church Hall in Garden City between 2pm-8pm on Monday, 16 July.

(LM)