Carmarthenshire County Council has today announced that it has been awarded £500,000 from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund to carry out major improvement works in Carmarthen Town Centre.
The first phase of the works will include resurfacing King Street and Queen Street, carrying out pavement repairs and improvements to the entrance to St Peter’s Car Park to enhance its appearance and make it more pedestrian friendly. Further works will then be carried out in Nott Square, Guildhall Square, Red Street, Market Street, Chapel Street and John Street to improve the attractiveness of the town centre.
The first phase of the works will start on Tuesday 27 August at St Peters Car Park entrance with the King Street and Queen Street resurfacing scheduled to take place between 17 and 25September. Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout the works and shops and businesses will be open as usual. Traffic management will be put in place including a road closure for the resurfacing works.
Carmarthenshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism Hazel Evans commented:
“The essential works being carried out in Carmarthen are in conjunction with The Carmarthen Town Centre Regeneration Forum and projects are derived from the Carmarthen Town Centre Recovery Masterplan. We thank the public for their patience whilst work is carried out”.
Further details of the next phase of the works will be released in due course.