The council’s cabinet agreed to spend £1.3m on strengthening and improvement of bridges and other structures, £2.042m on carriageway surface treatment and £495,000 on drainage improvement works.
There’s also £344,000 on minor works, traffic, disabled parking and Traffic Regulation Orders, £142,500 on footway surface treatment and £130,000 on improving rural lanes.
Other money is going into patching and pothole repairs and other maintenance measures including road safety work.
Part of the programme includes around £1m for ongoing strengthening work on the vital Heilbronn Way road bridge in the centre of Port Talbot, drainage and culvert work in Pontardawe and resurfacing of the B4434 Tonna Bends.
Cllr Scott Jones, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Streetscene, said: “As well as making our towns, valleys and villages look better, this programme will ensure the continued provision of a safe and resilient road and footpath network across Neath Port Talbot.”
The council says that essential work has been given priority in their programme of works following inspection reports from its technical officers and feedback from councillors and the public.
Funding for the work is being partly met by borrowing from the Welsh Government’s Local Government Borrowing Initiative (LGBI) which is subject to a business justification case which the council has submitted.
(Lead image: Neath Port Talbot Council)
