Cymmer Improvement Proposals

All options include the closure of the main river bridge to all vehicular traffic, with access for pedestrians and cyclists only.

Option No. 1 retains the health centre. This option limits the opportunity for improvements to be made to the fire station access road, Albion bend and access to the library. The existing bridge structures over the railway on Maesteg Road would be stabilised or removed, or replaced with an underpass in order to maintain the Afan Valley cycle way link.

This option would not allow improvements to be made to the existing junctions at Station Road/Maesteg Road and Station Road/Margam Street, or to footways in the locality.

Option  2 would remove the health centre to allow improvements to the alignment of the fire station access road, Albion bend and access to the library. The existing bridge structures over the railway on Maesteg Road would be replaced with an underpass to maintain the Afan Valley cycle way link.

This option provides only some improvements compared to Option No.1 to Maesteg Road, fire station access and Albion bend. No improvement would be achieved at the properties fronting Station Road.

Option No. 3 retains the health centre, limiting the opportunity for improvements to be made to the fire station access road and access to the library. The existing bridge structures over the railway on Maesteg Road would be removed allowing for an uncontrolled crossing point at the same level adjacent to the roundabout, in order to maintain the Afan Valley cycle way link.

This option would provide enhanced improvements compared to options No.1 and No.2 in relation to Maesteg Road, Fire Station access and Albion Bend.

The main road realignment would provide for a roundabout instead of a T-junction. This would improve traffic flow and would take the main road traffic away from the properties on Station Road, where residents could benefit from reduced noise and vehicle emissions. Station Road at this point would become a one-way street in the up-valley direction allowing for some on-street parking.

Subject to community feedback, this option would provide an opportunity to close Station Road to through traffic, but would require the acquisition of land to create a turning head.

Option No. 4 removes the health centre allowing the opportunity for improvements to be made to the fire station access road, Albion bend and access to the library.The existing bridge structures over the railway on Maesteg Road would be removed, allowing for an uncontrolled crossing point on the same level adjacent to the roundabout, in order to maintain the Afan Valley cycle way link.

This option provides opportunities for enhanced improvements compared to options No.1, No.2 and No.3 in relation to highway alignment both horizontally and vertically. The removal of the health centre would allow the horizontal alignment to be enhanced and improve the arrangement of junctions. The main road realignment would provide for a roundabout instead of a T-junction. This would improve traffic flow and would realign the main road traffic away from the properties on Station Road, with residents benefiting from reduced noise and vehicle emissions. Station Road at this point would become a one-way street in the up-valley direction allowing for some on-street parking.

As with option No.3, this would be subject to community feedback with an opportunity to close Station Road to through traffic, requiring the acquisition of land to create a turning head.