Issue - meetings

“I would like to know from the Cabinet member what action is going to be taken to repair the footbridge at Golwg yr Amman to Cwmamman Park.  It is 26 years old and is rusting away and needs urgent re painting and cleaning before it rust away and needs replacing”.

“I would like to know from the Cabinet member what action is going to be taken to repair the footbridge at Golwg yr Amman to Cwmamman Park? It is 26 years old and is rusting away and needs urgent re painting and cleaning before it rust away and needs replacing”.

Response by Councillor Edward Thomas – Cabinet Member for Transport, Waste and Infrastructure Services:-

“Thank you Cllr. Madge for your question. You will be aware of course that from the mid to late 2000s onwards, available budgets for the upkeep and maintenance of our bridges and structures assets have been very much utilised and prioritised with respect to essential maintenance works to ensure our highway network remains functional and serviceable. Our assets in this respect comprise of some 800 bridges and a further 1073 other structures.

Routine type activities such as painting and other relatively smaller scale interventions are generally undertaken when the need is identified and wider priorities considered, within the allocated budget.

In the case of this particular footbridge linking Cwmamman Park and Parc Golwg yr Amman, there have been very positive discussions between officers of this Council and the Town Council as part of the general asset transfer arrangements with respect to the parks.

However, it is now clear that the footbridge structure that you refer to will remain in the ownership of the County Council. Irrespective of this, and in the spirit of the positive discussions held to date with the Town Council, the maintenance needs of the footbridge will now be reviewed and the extent of repainting that may be required will be assessed, with a view to addressing some of the concerns raised, as appropriate.

A visual inspection of the bridge will be undertaken by officers in the next few weeks to establish what may be required. I will be more than happy to have a further discussion with you Cllr Madge and even visit the site if necessay when the outcome of the inspection is known.”

There was no supplementary question.

“I would like to know from the Cabinet member what action is going to be taken to repair the footbridge at Golwg yr Amman to Cwmamman Park.  It is 26 years old and is rusting away and needs urgent re painting and cleaning before it rust away and needs replacing”.