Over £5.7 million transport grants to Gwynedd for 2026/7

Date: 19/03/2026

Cyngor Gwynedd has received confirmation of a total transport grant of more than £5.7 million for the coming year (2026/7). This funding will enable the Council to deliver a range of sustainable transport schemes across the county over the next twelve months.

The way Welsh Government transport grants are allocated has changed. In accordance with the North Wales Regional Transport Plan, Cyngor Gwynedd has received confirmation that the following schemes will be funded from the Regional Transport Fund for 2026/7:

  • Active Travel:
  • Completion of the Ffordd Penrhos scheme, Bangor (£800,000)
  • Completion of the Chwilog-Afonwen scheme (£900,000)
  • Further developmental work on the Tywyn-Aberdyfi scheme (£200,000)
  • Core funding (£500,000) which will fund:
    • preparatory work and feasibility studies on various active travel schemes
    • update the Active Travel Map
    • promoting infrastructure improvements
    • providing bike storage in schools
    • minor improvements in communities.

 

  • Safe routes in communities: 
  • Ysgol Maenofferen, Blaenau Ffestiniog (£240,000)
  • Public transport capital schemes:
    • Bus infrastructure, Sherpa'r Wyddfa, G23 and Fflecsi (£1.5 milion)
  • Highways capital schemes:
  • Llanbedr Transport Improvements (£400,000)
  • Road surface drainage infrastructure upgraded on the A4085 between Waunfawr and Caeathro following recent assessments (£400,000)
  • Feasibility study for flood prevention on the A499, Penrhos (£200,000)
  • Porth Caernarfon - WelTAG studies to develop a robust business case for proposed transport intervention (£120,000)
  • Road safety: 
  • A series of interventions to improve road safety on the A496 between Abermaw and Bontddu (£300,000)
  • Kerbcraft scheme, National Standards Cycling Training and Pass Plus (£73,000)
  • Electric vehicle charging capital schemes:
  • Continue to t implement electric vehicle charging scheme in Gwynedd (£100,000)

Councillor Craig ab Iago, Cyngor Gwynedd Cabinet Member for Environment said:

"The fact that we have secured over £5.7 million of funding to deliver a series of transport schemes in communities across the county is fantastic news.

"This investment is testament to the hard work the Council has put in to ensure that the communities of Gwynedd benefit from the Regional Transport Plan.

"At a time when public funding is scarce, this money will be a vital resource for us as a Council to be able to maintain, develop and deliver transport improvements. They include a number of active travel schemes that will improve non-car-dependent travel options, along with road safety improvements, public transport and the continued development of a vehicle charging network."

Further details of transport grants awarded to north Wales councils for 2026/7 can be found here.