Pembrokeshire County Council has received over £760,000 in Transport Grant allocation from the Welsh Government to be spent in the remainder of this financial year.

The bulk of the money - £220,000 - will be spent developing the first phase of a multi-user route between Narberth and Haverfordwest.

Over £160,000 will go towards the installation of electric car charging facilities while £132,000 has been earmarked for the creation of a shared use path on the A487 approaching St Davids.

Also on the A487, study work linked to coastal adaptation at Newgale and the diversion of the highway will receive £125,000 with a further £82,000 provided for the highway design for a new access from the A40 to Haverfordwest High VC School.

The remaining funding (£40,000) will go towards a transport study to collect data and undertake review work to support the Council’s consideration of the Health Trust’s Transforming Clinical Services proposals.

Clr. Phil Baker, Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure said: “With local authorities across Wales having to compete for limited levels of transport grant, this is an excellent outcome for the County.

This new allocation of funding is over and above the previous award of £865,000 allocated to the Local Authority in April this year.

“It will allow us to improve connectivity and accessibility by developing and delivering a number of key highway and sustainable transport initiatives county-wide.”