{"id":46296,"date":"2020-12-09T12:24:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T12:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=46296"},"modified":"2020-12-09T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T12:30:14","slug":"residents-angry-over-impact-of-rail-improvement-in-radyr-and-morganstown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/09\/residents-angry-over-impact-of-rail-improvement-in-radyr-and-morganstown\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents angry over impact of rail improvement in Radyr and Morganstown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

South Wales Metro work will cause noise, pollution and the loss of a football ground say protesters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

RESIDENTS of Radyr and Morganstown are concerned about the impact on the local area of work to build the new South Wales Metro scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talks are ongoing between Cardiff Council and Transport for Wales (TfW) about plans to use Mound Field in Morganstown as a work compound for vehicles and materials that will be used in the first phase of the Metro project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When complete, the Metro project will result in four trains per hour on the Valleys routes to Aberdare, Treherbert and Merthyr which run through Radyr. In addition, Radyr will see 24 trains per hour leave its station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improvement work on the line north of Radyr means bus replacements are currently provided for onward travel on the three valley line services from 8pm to 5am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radyr and Morganstown Community Council are lobbying for working practices that cause the minimum disruption to those living nearby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kieran Webster, a Councillor at Radyr and Morganstown Community Council (RMCC), said that night-time work is \u201cunacceptable and inappropriate for a residential area\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the November RMCC Meeting, Councillor Julia Charles said: “People’s quality of life is going to be impacted by this.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One resident from Morganstown, who told the meeting that she lives near the Taff Trail, described how she was \u201cappalled\u201d at TfW’s handling of the situation and accused them of not communicating sufficiently with local people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal to use Mound Field as a work compound, which requires agreement from Cardiff Council, has provoked strong feeling among Morganstown residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to TfW, having a work compound at Mound Field will allow the engineers to have easy access to the railway line and will be used to build a new bridge to replace the level crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huw Jones, Chair of RMCC, claims the level crossing will no longer be viable once the South Wales Metro is complete due to the increase in the number of trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Councillor Kieran Webster is questioning the need for the bridge and has suggested that TfW use a brownfield site as a base for their vehicles instead <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mound Field is owned by Cardiff Council, so TfW must come to a lease agreement with them to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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