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Welsh cyclists get new traffic-free route

17 July 2008

Welsh cyclists and ramblers are set to benefit from a new traffic-free route that runs between Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon.

The latest piece of the Celtic Trail, between Tonyrefail and Blackmill, was opened at the weekend by Carwyn Jones, Counsel General for Wales and Leader of the House at the Welsh Assembly.

Lee Waters, sustainable transport charity Sustrans' National Director for Wales, said: ‘The current route from Tonyrefail to Bridgend is along a busy and noisy road.

‘If we want to encourage people out of their cars we need to put in place an attractive alternative.’

He added that the new piece of cycling and walking trail is a ‘beautiful, traffic-free’ route that affords users brilliant views of the surrounding area and is a safe way to make the most of environmentally friendly transport.

The extension of the cycle way is part of the Celtic Trail Phase 2 Project, which the Welsh European Funding Office has financed.

In related news, earlier this month the Sustrans' Change Your World campaign came to a close.

Sustrans® has now revealed that during the first week of this month, over 8 000 people ditched their cars in favour of bikes, public transport or walking.

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