09-05-2025
Streets by school in Rhuddlan could become one-way roads
Denbighshire County Council and walking, wheeling and cycling charity Sustrans are looking at making roads near Ysgol y Castell easier and safer to exercise on.
The roads concerned are Castle Street, Hylas Lane and Abbey Road, along with their surrounding areas.
Sustrans said: 'We're looking at these streets because it is part of a route that connects residents of Rhuddlan and pupils of Ysgol y Castell with shops and services in Rhuddlan town centre.'
The project is being made possible by Welsh Government's Active Travel Fund, which supports councils in Wales to develop, promote, and support walking, wheeling, and cycling schemes.
In October 2023, six possible designs to improve active travel near Ysgol y Castell were shared, each offering different changes that could make walking, cycling, and using a wheelchair easier and safer.
Feedback involved comments about pavements being too narrow, difficulty in crossing roads safely, worries about cars driving too fast, too many cars during school drop-off and pick-up times.
Sustrans has now created a new design that shows possible changes to the streets by Ysgol y Castell, based on this feedback.
Residents can share their thoughts on the new design via an online survey:
One-way streets are being proposed because, Sustrans said, 'when cars only travel one way, the actual road width can be much narrower, making room for wider pavements without the need to remove car parking spaces'.
Sustrans added: 'It was made clear from engagement that maintaining car parking was a priority as improving the pavements, and this is one way of achieving this whilst keeping parking spaces.
'People were mostly in favour of the one-way system.'
The proposal also involves widening pavements, making changes to junctions, adding informal/simple pedestrian crossings, creating a 'shared surface' on Castle Street between Cross Street and Hylas Lane, adding green spaces.
As well as completing the online survey, people can also come to in-person workshops on Tuesday (May 13).
These will be held at Ysgol y Castell's school gates from 3-4pm, and at Ebeneser Chapel from 5.30-8.30pm.
