{"id":29376,"date":"2022-02-22T20:52:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=29376"},"modified":"2022-02-22T20:52:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T20:52:48","slug":"the-strange-tale-of-aberdares-two-footbridges-just-yards-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/the-strange-tale-of-aberdares-two-footbridges-just-yards-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"The strange tale of Aberdare&#8217;s two footbridges just yards apart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The news that Aberdare was getting a new \u00a31.5 million footbridge to replace its 40-year-old walkway curing longstanding traffic issues benath into the bargain seemed like a no-brainer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was nothing wrong with the location of the old bridge, it was just too steep for wheelchairs and pushchairs. It didn&#8217;t meet modern accessibilty standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new bridge would mean that a pedestrian crossing on the recently expanded and very busy A4059 below the bridge could be removed. That would sort out regular traffic tailbacks to the Ynys roundabout &#8211; a longstanding gripe for drivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172455000_iOS-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172455000_iOS-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172455000_iOS-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172455000_iOS-770x550.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172455000_iOS-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, 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that way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem with the new bridge is that to enter or exit it on one side pedestrians have to walk down an unlit passage behind the Michael Sobell Leisure Centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172531000_iOS-1024x617.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29387\" width=\"770\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172531000_iOS-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172531000_iOS-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172531000_iOS-770x464.jpg 770w, 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used the new bridge to walk her dog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also pointed out that you now need to walk further to cross the A4059 and get into the town centre via the new bridge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rhian contacted the Council, which said further improvements to the lighting will be made soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, she\u2019ll continue to use the old, steep footbridge.&nbsp;And that means the old Bridge has to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now Aberdare has two bridges just yards apart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172144000_iOS-1-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/20220222_172144000_iOS-1-1024x670.jpg 1024w, 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