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Sat, 20th Jun 2020 15:22:00 |
Coronavirus: £15m fund to help towns meet social distancing rules |
A £15.5m fund is to help create more space for people to move about in towns and cities in Wales under social-distancing restrictions.
With retailers set to reopen on Monday, many popular public spaces such as town centres, community areas and green spaces are to be redesigned.
Among the measures are widening pavements, creating more cycle space and improving public transport routes.
The Welsh Government fund will also put £2m to making school journeys safer.
Projects in Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent, Carmarthenshire, Cardiff, Conwy, Rhyl and Swansea have already been ear-marked to be completed within the next four months.
The Welsh Government said the Transforming Towns fund aimed to build on the rise in people walking and cycling during lockdown and make "a real difference" to how people get around their local area.
"During this lockdown we have seen a real change in people's behaviours, with more and more of us choosing to walk and cycle for necessary journeys," said Deputy Economy and Transport Minister Lee Waters.
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