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Active Travel Existing Route Maps ACTIVE TRAVEL EXISTING ROUTE MAPS Reference Electoral Division Description Status Comments MT1 Dowlais Nant Morlais to Caerphilly County Boundary Existing Approved 2017 MT2 Dowlais Pant Road to ~Rhyd Y Bedd Existing Approved 2017 MT3 Penydarren/Dowlais Norton Tavern to Newland Park Existing Approved 2017 MT4 Penydarren/Dowlais/Town Horeb Chapel to Cyfarthfa High School Existing Approved 2017 MT5 Vaynor Trefechan to Cefn Coed High Street Existing Approved 2017 MT6 Vaynor / Park Cefn Coed High Street to Mormon Church Existing Approved 2017 MT7 Park Pontycafnau Bridge to Mormon Church Existing Approved 2017 MT8 Park / Cyfarthfa Cefn Viaduct to Beacon Heights Existing Approved 2017 MT9 Park Taff Trail to Gellideg Subway Existing Approved 2017 MT10 Park / Cyfarthfa Mormon Church to Gellideg Existing Approved 2017 MT11 Park Retail Park Link Existing Approved 2017 MT12 Park / Town Mormon Church to Fire Station Existing Approved 2017 MT13 Town / Cyfarthfa Fire Station to Rhydycar Taff Trail Existing Approved 2017 MT14 Town Fire Station to Glebeland Street Existing Approved 2017 MT15 Cyfarthfa Welsh Government & Orbit Business Centre Link Existing Approved 2017 MT16 Cyfarthfa / Town Caedraw Link (Railway Station) Existing Approved 2017 MT17 Cyfarthfa / Town / Merthyr Rhydycar to Aberfan Cemetery (Taff Trail) Existing Approved 2017 Vale MT18 Plymouth / Town Taff to Trevithick Trail Link Existing Approved 2017 MT19 Town / Plymouth / Tesco Roundabout to Darren Las (Trevithick Trail) Existing Approved 2017 Merthyr Vale MT20 Plymouth / Merthyr Vale Afon Taff Safer Routes to School Existing Approved 2017 MT21 Merthyr Vale Merthyr Vale to Aberfan Link Existing Approved 2017 MT22 Treharris / Bedlinog Taf Bargoed Park to Climbing Centre Existing Approved 2017 MT23 Bedlinog Stormtown to Trelewis Primary School Existing Approved 2017 MT24 Treharris Fox Street to Taf Bargoed Park Existing Approved 2017 MT25 Treharris / Bedlinog Rodericks Terrace to Taf Bargoed Park Existing Approved 2017 MT26 Plymouth Pentrebach Station Link Existing Approved 2017 MT27 Treharris Rodericks Terrace to RCT Boundary Existing Approved 2017 INTEGRATED NETWORK MAPS SHORT TERM (1 – 5 Years) Page Ref. Electoral Division Description Status Comments MT28 Merthyr Vale Aberfan leading to Ynysowen Primary School New Route has been improved since production of ERM’s MT29 Merthyr Vale Garden of Remembrance to Ynysowen New Route has been improved since production of ERM’s MT30 Plymouth End of Cardiff Street link to Donald Street New To be Improved MT31 Gurnos Path from Galon Uchaf to Penydre High School New Route has been improved since production of ERM’s MT32 Gurnos Path from Prince Charles Hospital to Goitre School New Route has been improved since production of ERM’s MT33 Gurnos Path from Prince Charles hospital to Penydre School New Route has been improved since production of ERM’s MT34 Gurnos Path from Prince Charles Hospital to Gurnos shopping Centre New Route has been improved since production of ERM’s MT35 Penydarren / Park Penydarren to Merthyr Tydfil Town Centre New To be improved MEDIUM TERM (5 – 10 years) Page Ref. Electoral Division Description Status Comments MT26 Treharris Mills Street to Edwardsville Terrace New To be improved subject to funding MT37 Plymouth Abernant Tunnel (from Merthyr to Aberdare) New Feasibility Study required MT38 Treharris Link Treharris Nursery School / Library / Doctors Surgery / Village Shops New To be Improved subject to funding MT39 Penydarren Path to Bishop Hedley High School New Feasibility Study required MT40 Dowlais Penywern to Gellifaelog Primary School New To be improved subject to funding MT41 Cyfarthfa Trago Mills Pathways New Feasibility Study required MT44 Treharris Linking Caerphilly Merthyr and RCT – Pentwyn Road New Feasibility Study required LONG TERM (10 years +) Page Ref. Electoral Division Description Status Comments MT42 Vaynor / Gurnos / A465 Duelling, creating routes from the new infrastructure New Feasibility Study required Penydarren / Dowlais MT43 Plymouth Hoover Site New Feasibility Study required .
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