A £9m regeneration programme – including HLF project funding – to transform Bridgend town centre has been given the go-ahead following a European Union funding boost announced by the Welsh Assembly Government.
More than £7.7m from the Convergence European Regional Development Fund and the Targeted Match Fund has been approved. Funding from Bridgend County Borough Council, who will deliver the scheme, and the Heritage Lottery Fund, is also involved.
Through the scheme, Court Road – traditionally the gateway into the town centre for visitors arriving by train – Nolton Street South, Merthyr Mawr Road North, Cheapside, Derwen Road and Cross Street will all benefit from improvements such as new street furniture, commercial property upgrades and heritage works. The new funding will enable further works to be carried out in Elder Street, where a regeneration project has already begun, including better links with the existing pedestrian area.
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