Monmouthshire County Council will commence work on the Caldicot Active Travel Scheme on the 17th of March 2025.

Funded through the Welsh Government Active Travel Fund, the scheme aims to enhance active travel connections to Caldicot School and other local destinations. 

The council’s strategy for active travel encourages residents to utilise walking, cycling, and other forms of active transport for short, everyday journeys. By creating community environments which make active travel safe, convenient, and attractive, the scheme offers a cost-effective and healthy alternative to driving while enhancing the efficiency of the road system for those who need to drive.

The Woodstock Way scheme has been developed in response to local needs identified by the council and other organisations, which include the necessity for safer routes and crossing points for pedestrians and wheelchair users and will see upgrades in paths and crossings along the road to improve safety, path quality, and reduce congestion. 

A public consultation held in 2024 gathered input on the area’s development plans. This included face-to-face engagement sessions, an online consultation form, and a survey for pupils at Caldicot School to provide feedback.

The developments along Woodstock Way include a redesigned road layout to incorporate a shared-use active travel path, the repositioning of Gray Hill Surgery bus stops closer to the pedestrian route to the town centre (away from the Mill Lane junction), and the installation and upgrading of crossing facilities, tactile paving, and signage.

For full details of the planned works, please visit www.monlife.co.uk/woodstockway/. 

The council are working with Wales & West Utilities and Monmouthshire Housing Association (MHA) to minimise disruption on all schemes in the vicinity of Woodstock Way. From the 17th of March, the project will involve collaboration between the council and Wales & West Utilities, who are upgrading more than 2,000 meters of gas pipes. All organisations will work together to minimise disruption for residents using the road daily.

Further information about the gas works can be found on the Wales & West Utilities website: www.wwutilities.co.uk/in-your-area/in-your-area-map/?postcode=caldicot. 

Monmouthshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, Housing & Tourism, Cllr Sara Burch, said: “It’s great to see the work on Woodstock Way beginning. As a council, we are looking to secure the best possible routes for our residents and visitors to utilise while travelling within our towns. 

Thanks to all who participated in the consultation last year, we can design and develop an active travel route that will make people’s journeys safer and more efficient in Caldicot.

I am also pleased to see our partnership with Wales & West Utilities. This working partnership will lessen the impact on people day-to-day as we commence the implementation of the scheme.