Torfaen - Temporary Prohibition of Pedestrians & Cyclists on Public Footpath

TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 (AS AMENDED)

SECTION 14 (1)(a)

PUBLIC FOOTPATH NO. 174A VARTEG, PONTYPOOL

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS ORDER 2026

NOTICE is hereby given that the County Borough Council of Torfaen in exercise of their powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as Amended) intend not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit pedestrians and cyclists from proceeding along Public Footpath No. 174A, Varteg. This footpath is approximately 80m in length and runs from Shop Road along the north side of Ysgol Bryn Onnen in a south-easterly direction. The footpath is shown by a bold black line from A-B on the Order Map.

An alternative route is available and is shown on the Order Map by a dashed black line marked C-D.

The prohibition is necessary because works are being or proposed to be executed on or near the footpath.

The proposed Order will come into operation on 22nd July 2026 and will continue in force for a period of 6 months or until the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner.

Dated: 15th July 2026

This Notice is also available in Welsh

Stephen Vickers, Chief Executive, Civic Centre, Pontypool NP4 6YB

CYNGOR BWRDEISTREF SIROL TORFAEN

DEDDF RHEOLEIDDIO TRAFFIG FFYRDD 1984

(FEL Y'I DIWYGWYD) ADRAN 14 (1)(a)

LLWYBR CYHOEDDUS RHIF 174A Y FARTEG, PONT-Y-PWL

GORCHYMYN GWAHARDD CERDDWYR DROS DRO 2026

HYSBYSIR trwy hyn fod Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen, drwy arfer ei bwerau o dan Ddeddf Rheoleiddio Traffig Ffyrdd 1984 (fel y’i diwygiwyd) yn bwriadu gwneud Gorchymyn, nid llai na saith niwrnod ar ôl dyddiad yr Hysbysiad hwn, a fydd yn gwahardd unrhyw gerddwyr a beicwyr rhag teithio ar hyd Llwybr Cyhoeddus Rhif 174A, Y Farteg. Mae’r llwybr troed hwn tua 80m o hyd ac yn rhedeg o Shop Road ar hyd ochr ogleddol Ysgol Bryn Onnen i gyfeiriad de-ddwyreiniol. Dangosir y llwybr troed gyda llinell ddu drwchus o A i B ar Fap y Gorchymyn.

Mae llwybr amgen ar gael ac yn cael ei ddangos ar Fap y Gorchymyn gyda llinell doredig wedi’i marcio C-D.

Mae’r gwaharddiad yn ofynnol am fod gwaith yn cael ei wneud, neu ar fin cael ei wneud, ar y llwybr troed neu gerllaw.

Bydd y Gorchymyn arfaethedig yn dod i rym ddydd Llun 22 Gorffennaf 2026 ac yn parhau am gyfnod o 6 mis neu hyd nes bod y gwaith wedi cael ei gwblhau, pa un bynnag sydd gynharaf.

Dyddiedig: 15 Gorffennaf 2026

Mae’r Hysbysiad hwn ar gael yn Saesneg hefyd

Stephen Vickers, Prif Weithredwr, Y Ganolfan Ddinesig, Pont-y-pwl NP4 6YB