A477 road

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A477 road

The A477 near Kilgetty
Route information
Length: 27.8 mi[1] (44.7 km)
Major junctions
East end: St Clears
51°48′59″N 4°30′18″W / 51.8163°N 4.5049°W / 51.8163; -4.5049 (A477 road (eastern end))
  A40 A40 road
A478 A478 road
A4075 A4075 road
A4076 A4076 road
West end: Johnston
51°45′03″N 5°00′06″W / 51.7508°N 5.0016°W / 51.7508; -5.0016 (A477 road (western end))
Location
Primary
destinations:
St Clears
Pembroke Dock
Road network

The A477 road (South Pembrokeshire road) is a major route in the Welsh counties of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, connecting St Clears and Johnston. Its route includes the Cleddau Bridge, a toll bridge between Pembroke Dock and Neyland.

From the A40 in St Clears, the A477 is a trunk road with primary status as far as Nash on the south-east side of Milford Haven. Responsibility for its management and maintenance lies with the South Wales Trunk Road Agency, on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. The road is downgraded from being a trunk road at the Waterloo roundabout in Pembroke Dock, and responsibility for maintaining the road from this point is held by Pembrokeshire County Council.

History

Red Roses bypass - looking west

The 22-mile section of the road from its start at St Clears as far as Nash—which is a convenient distribution point for places on the south side of Milford Haven—was promoted to a trunk road following an announcement by the (then) Secretary of State for Wales, Cledwyn Hughes, on 14 November 1966.[2]

The Kilgetty-Begelly bypass was completed in 1984 at a cost of £14.2 million.[3] The Sageston-Redberth bypass was completed in 2002 at a cost of £6.4 million.[4] A new bypass improvement scheme for the section of the A477 between St Clears and Red Roses was approved by the Welsh Government on 27 January 2012. Construction work on the new bypass began in mid 2012.[5] Constructed with a straighter alignment and bypassing the villages of Red Roses and Llanddowror, the new section was scheduled to open during May 2014[6] but opened to general traffic at around 12:25 pm on 16 April 2014 having previously been declared open earlier in the day by Edwina Hart, Welsh Assembly Member for Transport.[7][8]

Route

From east to west, it runs either through, near or over:

The A477 is 27.8 miles (44.7 km) in length.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Directions to A477". Google. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Wales (Trade and Industry) House of Commons debates". 1966-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Road Improvements, Pembroke House of Commons Written Answers". 1990-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Completion of A477 Sageston - Redberth bypass welcomed by Sue Essex". 2002-09-25.
  5. ↑ A477 Red Roses St Clears Improvement Scheme
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/A477SCRR/status/423121289952251904/photo/1
  7. ↑ "Section of A477 officially opens after £68m upgrade". ITV News Wales. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "£68million improvements to A477 brings benefits to the economy, tourism and local communities". Welsh Government News. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 51°43′17″N 4°44′59″W / 51.7214°N 4.7496°W / 51.7214; -4.7496 (A477 road)

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