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  A470 road
At Quakers Yard roundabout, the A470 is joined by the A4059 from Abercynon, Aberdare and Hirwaun ; the A472 from Ystrad Mynach and Pontypool finally the A4054 from Quakers Yard, and Merthyr Tydfil.
The long descent towards Commins Coch is a relatively new stretch of road that replaced a record breaking set of road-works that had traffic light controlled single lane working for over 10 years because of unstable ground conditions.
A470 is also the name of a Welsh language drama programme.
encycl.opentopia.com /term/A470_road   (837 words)

  
  A470 road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At Quakers Yard roundabout, the A470 is joined by the A4059 from Abercynon, Aberdare and Hirwaun ;; the A472 from Ystrad Mynach and Pontypool finally the A4054 from Quakers Yard, and Merthyr Tydfil.
The A470 then carries on to the Cefn Coed Roundabout North of Merthyr where the road meets the A465 and the dual carriageway ends.
The road is mountainous in parts, particularly over the Brecon Beacons, south of Dolgellau and over the Crimea Pass.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A470_road   (846 words)

  
 The Cardiff-Glan Conwy Trunk Road (A470) (Felinfach By-Pass) Order 1995
Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.
The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy fl line on the deposited plan.
(iii) "the trunk road" means the Cardiff-Glan Conwy Trunk Road (A470).
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1995/Uksi_19950745_en_1.htm   (513 words)

  
 A487 road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The A487 is a major road in Wales, running up the west coast.
The road continues via Portmeirion, Porthmadog and Caernarfon before terminating at the foot of the Menai Suspension Bridge near Bangor.
 This United Kingdom road or road transport-related article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A487_road   (118 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The improvement to the A465 is needed to upgrade the quality of service on this strategic route, and thereby improve the safety of the road, ease traffic congestion, and assist in the economic regeneration of the area, whilst ensuring that these objectives are pursued with proper care for the environment.
The road would be widened either by constructing the new carriageway along one side of the existing road (parallel widening) or by extending both sides of the existing road (symmetrical widening).
Where the new road is at a higher level than the existing, for example at Glanbaiden, the lighting would be intrusive and visible over a wide area, particularly at night.
www.a465dualling.wales.gov.uk /nts-pics.htm   (8082 words)

  
 ShropshireStar.com - News - Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A notorious stretch of a Mid Wales road could be straightened out and turned into a bypass in a £15.5 million "people power" project to cut down on accidents.
Politicians and road experts are now sounding out the views of members of the public to ensure that the scheme does meet the desires of communities along the vital north/south through route.
Officers have suggested a route which stays as close to the current road as possible but a bypass for Newbridge may be a better option.
www.shropshirestar.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=5&num=7928   (241 words)

  
 Powys Streetworks - Traffic Sensitive Streets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The justification for including these roads and streets is outlined at the beginning of each section and the text should be read in conjunction with its appendices and any accompanying plans and notes.
Trunk and Principal roads are by their nature of strategic importance and will carry higher levels of traffic and be the preferred routes for HGV's.
Trunk and Principal roads are in all cases subject to the requirements of the Welsh Office.
hauc.powys.org.uk /trafsens.htm   (1214 words)

  
 The Taff Trail - The Route from Cardiff Bay to Brecon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
From the Viaduct drop down the hill to the western side of the Taff and onto a road passing under the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road and along between the cemeteries to Ffrwd Road which becomes a bridleway.
Where the main cycle route between Merthyr Tyfil and Brecon runs in the Taf Fechan, the Taf Fawr is the route of the A470 main road.
Whilst you may consider the A470 road to be a suitable alternative, this single carriageway road carries traffic at high speed and cannot be considered safe for cyclists.
www.tafftrail.org.uk /Cefn_Coed_to_Garwnant.html   (534 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
After passing underneath the A470 dual-carriageway, the Trail reaches the village of Tongwynlais.
After the Cemetery, the Trail joins Cilfynydd Road for half a mile, before leading into the northern end of Pontypridd town centre.
It then follows above the A470 as far as Aberfan, where it descends below the road and continues through the mainly residential areas of Aberfan.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Taff_Trail   (1389 words)

  
 Offroad Adventures - Online
From Conwy a pleasant road route blast to warm the legs up down the B5106 (west side of river) to Trefriw GR 781631, bridleways are pretty much non-existent further north than this round here.
Taking the road West drops down past the YHA to a junction at 734572, then south to chapel that someone has converted into a house GR736567 (don't overshoot like we did then have to ride back a mile).
A fairly pleasant warm up down the road to start the day off with, we knew this was going to be the most challenging day of the ride and so set off fairly early expecting a 10 hour day.
www.offroadadventures-online.com /rr015.html   (2702 words)

  
 Minllyn Slate Mine
A new larger processing mill was later built at the base of the hill alongside the main road, this has survived and is now used as a woollen mill and craft centre.
The mine is reached from a public footpath, which climbs steeply from near the main road (A470) through a forestry plantation, directly to the workings at the top of the hill.
The ruinous remains of the original processing mill are present, as is a chimney and the remains of winch houses.
www.sbury8.freeserve.co.uk /mines1/minllyn/minllyn.htm   (467 words)

  
 Barmouth-wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Take the road on the left up the Dysynni valley through Llanegryn to Bird Rock (the farthest inland that Cormorants nest) and to Castell-y-Bere, site of a native Welsh castle, founded by Llywelyn the Great in 1221 and to Llanfihangel-y-Pennant where there is a monument to Mary Jones who was born here.
Return to the main road and turn right to drive north through Ty'n-y-Groes (valley of the cross) to Ganllwyd where a brief walk will take you to the Rhaiadr Ddu Waterfalls.
Continuing along the A470, the road passes Trawsfynydd Lake and the Nuclear Power Station which is currently being de-commissioned.
www.barmouth-wales.co.uk /others.html   (943 words)

  
 BBC News | WALES | The A470: free of motels and road movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is a meandering artery, a literary magazine (the road lends its name to the magazine of Academi, the literature promotuion agency) and can be hell in high summer, when caravans converge on the narrow stretches.
No, it's more of a proceed-at-your-leisure, B road sort of A road where you can open the sun roof and listen to tree pipits serenade you as you drive through Betws-y-Coed, which once had its own colony of artists.
The M4 is monotonous: the A470 is glorious.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/1241998.stm   (407 words)

  
 a470
Linking Llandudno with Cardiff, the A470 is the only road in Wales which runs the entire length of the country from north to south.
The environment surrounding the A470 is reproduced in information panels, scale models, TV monitors, dioramas and fibreglass wildlife along the length of the road.
The A470, and other roads like it, provide the traveller or visitor a direct route to a simulation of the Welsh landscape.
freespace.virgin.net /sub-spaced.com/a470.htm   (511 words)

  
 Map of Pentyrch
Continue on this road and up the hill for about 2 miles.
About 150 yards after the school, the main road bends to the right, with a road off to the left, take the road on the left signposted "playing fields",
About 25 yards on the right is a road leading to the rugby ground (it is not signposted).
www.angelfire.com /pe2/pentyrchrugby/maps.htm   (325 words)

  
 Cardiff School of Mathematics Location and Directions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The location of the Mathematics Institute is indicated by the number 42 on this map.
Please note that parking on Senghennydd Road is within the area of the Cardiff Voucher Parking Scheme which operates from 8.00 a.m.
Parking further up Senghennydd Road (by the Students' Union and beyond) is designated "long-stay" for which a £1 voucher will last five hours.
www.cf.ac.uk /maths/directions.html   (431 words)

  
 A470 Road Improvements : Wales UK Holiday News
Although the A470 is the Cardiff-Llandudno trunk road, environmentalists spent many years proposing the widening of the very picturesque Lledr Valley, from Betws-y-Coed to Dolwyddelan.
One much-praised feature of the scheme is the many miles of slate-stone walling, made of random blocks from Llechwedd.
Gone now are the temporary traffic lights that remained in operation on the route whilst finishing touches took place and the long stretches of improved road now mean that it can take less than 15 minutes to reach Blaenau Ffestiniog from Betws-y-Coed.
wales.info /Holidays_Wales/Attractions/A470_Road_Improvements.asp   (253 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Wales | Mid Wales | Villagers back road safety schemes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Newbridge-on-Wye bypass will cost £4.1m but can only go ahead alongside a bigger £15m operation to improve a dangerous stretch of road south of the village.
The Welsh Assembly Government has prioritised improvements along the A470 - the main route between north and south Wales.
On Monday, the council's highways committee decided to choose a re-alignment of road close to the existing A470 road and to back the bypass scheme.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/wales/mid/3260141.stm   (370 words)

  
 How to find us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The All Nations Centre was purpose built in 1991 to provide an administrative base in spreading the good news of Jesus world-wide.
Should this entrance be closed, continue along the slip road to the Gabalfa roundabout.
Follow the A470 (North Road) to the Gabalfa roundabout.
www.allnationschurch.org.uk /directions.htm   (394 words)

  
 A470 road - TheBestLinks.com - Cardiff, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, Wales, TheBestLinks.com:Stub, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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From Cardiff, it travels north via Pontypridd, Merthyr Tydfil, Brecon, Builth Wells, Rhyader, Llanidloes, Dolgellau, Ffestiniog, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst and Conway before arriving on the north coast at Llandudno.
www.thebestlinks.com /A470_road.html   (119 words)

  
 - Welcome to Molino Rio Alajar -
Follow this road around the hill with a castle on top.
You are now on the winding road A470.
The road goes over the hill and at the bottom you will come to a T junction.
www.molinorioalajar.com /english/map.htm   (468 words)

  
 CAPITAL WALK 4: Llanharan Circular   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Walk back along Chapel Road to junction and cross main road to Church Road on left of High Corner House pub.
In 300 metres the road becomes a stoney track at a point where 2 gates face each other.
Taking the forest for a road further 250 metres at a sharp left bend, leave the road to join a woodland path on the right.
www.btinternet.com /~cardiff.ramblers/cwalk4.html   (1173 words)

  
 midwalesfootball Fields
The main road is Brook Street and the entrance to the ground is directly opposite the POst Office (look for the Post Office sign on the wall).
Follow the road then turn right after the railway bridge and the ground is situated about 0.50 mile along on the left.
The entrance to the ground is by the River Bridge in Caersws, situated on the A470 between Newtown and Llanidloes.
uk.geocities.com /midwalesfootball/body_venues.htm   (4900 words)

  
 Ciria News - A470 Road Improvement scheme wins environmental award
An improvement scheme to widen a road between Cardiff and Llandudno has gained a CEEQUAL ‘Whole Project Award’ which assesses the combined environmental performance of the client, designer and contractor.
The A470 Dolwyddelan to Pont-yr-Afanc Improvement Scheme achieved an ‘Excellent’ award with a score of 83.7 per cent.
The critical parts of the A470 construction programme were the steep and wooded valley sides of the nationally designated Snowdonia National Park and mitigating the environmental impact.
www.ciria.org.uk /news_130905.htm   (251 words)

  
 Fishing in Kite Country - Beacons Reservoirs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The highest of the series of three reservoirs in the Taff valley is situated some 1400 feet high directly below the central part of the Brecon Beacons, just North of the junction of the A470 Brecon to Merthyr Tydfil road and the smaller A4059 leading across the hills to Penderyn (see Map 10).
There is a good path around the whole perimeter and the road also extends for most of the way around this reservoir.
For relative beginners, the quickest and easiest way to reach the summit of Pen y Fan is from the "Storey Arms" (not a pub!) car park at the highest point of the A470 road, about one mile to the North of the Beacons Reservoir.
www.fishing-in-kite-country.co.uk /fishing/beacres.html   (1095 words)

  
 Weathersby properties
IS IDEALLY PLACED FOR IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO A470 TRUNK ROAD AND A465 HEADS OF THE VALLEYS ROAD.
A middle terrace two storey house set along the main road through the village of Troedyrhiw, within easy walking distance of village centre & railway station.
The property is in reasonable order – some decorating and updating would enhance – and is considered ideal for a first – time buyer.
www.weathersby.uk.com /sixty.htm   (1447 words)

  
 Lledr Valley Improvements | Highways | Arup
The 7.2km of improved single lane carriageway is part of the critical A470 Cardiff to Glan Conwy trunk road, a key route running between the north and south of Wales and providing a corridor for motorists to mid Wales.
The road was renowned as a narrow, difficult alignment, with heavy goods vehicles in particular facing difficultly in passing safely.
As the scheme is situated within the acclaimed Snowdonia National Park, an area of recognised scenic beauty, a key design consideration was mitigation of environmental impacts balanced with maximising opportunities to enhance the environmental aesthetics of the area.
www.arup.com /highways/project.cfm?pageid=5763   (344 words)

  
 The Woods Under Threat Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Planning permission for the new road, involving the loss of woodland, was granted in granted in 2000, and the plan implemented in 2004.
The wood is clearly visible both from the public road, the A470 and the Torrent Walk footpath.
In the winter of 2000-2001 the minor road at Rhiw was eroded by a landslip.
www.woodland-trust.org.uk /woodsunderthreat/media/casestudies/wales.htm   (1873 words)

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