Swansea Road - 30 MPH Speed Limit

CYNGOR BWRDEISTREF SIROL MERTHYR TUDFUL HEOL ABERTAWE, HEOL ABERTAWE, MERTHYR TUDFUL (TERFYN CYFLYMDER 30 MYA) GORCHYMYN 2026

HYSBYSIR drwy hyn fod Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful, drwy arfer ei bwerau o dan Adrannau 82(2), 83 ac 84 a Rhan IV o Atodlen 9 i Ddeddf Rheoleiddio Traffig Ffyrdd 1984 (fel y’i diwygiwyd) (“y Ddeddf”), a phob pwˆer galluogi arall ac ar ôl ymgynghori â Phennaeth yr Heddlu yn unol â Rhan III o Atodlen 9 o’r Ddeddf wedi gwneud y Gorchymyn a ganlyn, y disgrifir ei effaith gyffredinol isod. Mae hyn yn dilyn canllawiau diweddaredig Llywodraeth Cymru ac ymgynghoriad pellach y Cyngor ar osod eithriadau i osod terfyn cyflymder ar ffyrdd cyfyngedig yng Nghymru i 20mya, ac ailasesu. Daeth y Gorchymyn i rym ar 21 Medi 2026.

1. Ni chaiff neb beri i unrhyw gerbyd modur gael ei yrru ar gyflymder sy’n fwy na 30 milltir yr awr ar hyd y darnau o ffordd a bennir yn yr atodlen isod.

2. Mae copi o’r dogfennau a adneuwyd, gan gynnwys y Gorchymyn arfaethedig, y Map a’r Datganiad o resymau’r Cyngor dros wneud y Gorchymyn, ar gael, yn rhad ac am ddim yng Nghyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful, Uned 5, Parc Busnes Triongl, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tudful CF48 4TQ.

3. Gellir archwilio’r Gorchymyn, ynghyd â datganiad o’r rhesymau a’r cynllun sy’n dangos y ffyrdd yr effeithir arnynt, yn swyddfeydd y Cyngor yn Uned 5, Parc Busnes Triongl, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tudful CF48 4TQ yn ystod oriau swyddfa arferol.

4. Os yw unrhyw berson yn dymuno cwestiynu dilysrwydd y Gorchymyn, neu unrhyw un o’i ddarpariaethau ar y sail nad yw o fewn y pwerau a roddwyd gan Ddeddf Rheoleiddio Traffig Ffyrdd 1984 (fel y’i diwygiwyd), neu nad yw unrhyw ofyniad o’r Ddeddf, neu unrhyw offeryn a wneir oddi tano, caiff y person hwnnw wneud cais i’r Uchel Lys at y dibenion hyn o fewn chwe wythnos o’r dyddiad y gwneir y Gorchymyn. Gwnaed y Gorchymyn ar 17 Medi 2026.

AMSERLEN
TERFYN CYFLYMDER O 30 MILLTIR YR AWR
Y rhan honno o Heol Abertawe, Heol Abertawe, o bwynt 23 o fetrau i’r dwyrain o’i chyffordd ogledd-orllewinol â Heol Tai Mawr am bellter o 1175 metr i gyfeiriad y gorllewin.

Dyddiedig 1 Hydref 2026

Geraint Morgan, Pennaeth Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful, Y Ganolfan Ddinesig, Stryd y Castell, Merthyr Tudful CF47 8AN

MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL SWANSEA ROAD, SWANSEA ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL (30 MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2026

NOTICE is hereby given that Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in exercise of its powers under Sections 82(2), 83 and 84 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) (“the Act”), and all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 of the Act has made the following Order, the general effect of which is described below. This follows the Welsh Government’s updated guidance and the Council’s further consultation on, and reassessment of, the setting of exceptions to the setting of a speed limit on restricted roads in Wales to 20mph. The Order came into force on 21st September 2026.

1. No person shall cause any motor vehicle to be driven at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour along the lengths of road specified in the below schedule.

2. A copy of the deposited documents including the proposed Order, Map and Statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order are available, free of charge at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Unit 5, Triangle Business Park, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TQ.

3. The Order together with a statement of reasons and plan showing the affected roads may be inspected at the Council’s offices at Unit 5, Triangle Business Park, Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TQ during normal office hours.

4. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order, or any of its provisions on the ground that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), or that any requirement of the Act, or of any instrument made under it has not been complied with, that person may within six weeks from the date on which the Order is made, apply to the High Court for these purposes. The Order was made on 17th September 2026.

SCHEDULE
30 MILES PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT
That part of Swansea Road, Swansea Road, from a point 23 metres east of its north-west junction with Heol Tai Mawr for a distance of 1175 metres in a westerly direction.

Dated 1st October 2026

Geraint Morgan, Head of Legal Services, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8AN