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Do|wydde|antoPont-yr-AfancImprovement
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AndrewDav|esAC
YGwe|n|dogdrosDdatb|ygu
Economa|ddaThrafn|d|aeth
Oynu|||adOened|aetho|Oymru
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AndrewDav|esAM
M|n|sterforEconom|c
Deve|opmentandTransport
Nat|ona|Assemb|yforWa|es
13January2005
The A470 Do|wydde|an to Pont-yr-Afanc lmprovement was des|gned and constructed
under a non-contractua| partner|ng agreement. Th|s brought together a team to
work co||aborat|ve|y |n a sp|r|t of co-operat|on enab||ng construct|ve, workab|e and
t|me|y so|ut|ons to be found for the prob|ems encountered. lt has resu|ted |n the
ear|y comp|et|on of the project to a h|gh standard w|th an exce||ent env|ronmenta|
performance.
PrincipaI Project Partners
EmpIoyer
The Nat|ona| Assemb|y for Wa|es |s the h|ghway author|ty for the trunk road and motorway
network |n Wa|es and |s the c||ent for the scheme. The A470 Do|wydde|an to Pont-yr-Afanc
lmprovement was p|anned and constructed under the d|rect|on of Transport Wa|es, We|sh
Assemb|y Government.
EmpIoyer's Agent
Ha|crow spec|a||ses |n the prov|s|on of p|ann|ng, des|gn and management serv|ces for
|nfrastructure deve|opment wor|dw|de. W|th |nterests |n transportat|on, water and property,
the company |s undertak|ng comm|ss|ons |n over 70 countr|es from a network of more than 60
offces w|th over 4,000 staff and turnover |n excess of 200 m||||on.
Ha|crow has cont|nued to bu||d on |ts reputat|on as one of the |ead|ng transportat|on consu|tants
|n the wor|d and has estab||shed an exce||ent track record |n a fu|| range of comm|ss|ons from
road refurb|shment and |mprovement schemes to major motorway and expressway projects.
Ha|crow's Oard|ff offce has managed th|s project and has been |nvo|ved |n th|s sect|on of the
A470 s|nce the commencement of the Route Study Report |n 1986. Ha|crow prepared the
Draft Orders, Env|ronmenta| Statement and l||ustrat|ve Des|gn for the |mprovement |n 1996
and gave ev|dence at the Pub||c lnqu|ry. As Emp|oyer`s Agent, Ha|crow prepared tender
documentat|on, ass|sted w|th tender assessment and were engaged |n adm|n|strat|on of the
des|gn and bu||d contract.
Ha|crow has a|so been engaged by the Nat|ona| Assemb|y for Wa|es on a number of other
road schemes. Ourrent projects |nc|ude the A487 Porthmadog to Tremadog lmprovement,
A470 Mak|ng Better se MB} Pontypr|dd to Ooryton lmp|ementat|on, s|ope remed|a| works
above the M4 Brynga|s Tunne|s and the A40 ||ansantffraed, Ta|ybont-on-sk Embankment
Stab|||sat|on and Junct|on lmprovement.
Sub-ConsuItant
WynThomasGordonLew|s has |ts offces |n Oard|ff. The company prov|des a comprehens|ve
serv|ce to c||ents, encompass|ng town and country p|ann|ng, |andscape arch|tecture, arch|tecture
and urban des|gn.
Partnering
Oyn||un|wyd ac ade||adwyd Gwe|||ant yr A470 Do|wydde|an | Bont-yr-Afanc trwy
gytundeb partner|aeth d|-gontract. Daeth hyn thim ynghyd | gydwe|th|o mewn ysbryd
cydwe|thredo| gan s|crhau ateb|on ade||ado|, gwe|th|adwy ac amsero| |`r prob|emau
a gafwyd. Arwe|n|odd hyn at gwb|hau`r pros|ect yn gynnar ac | safon uche| gyda
pherfform|ad amgy|cheddo| ardderchog.

Prif artneriaid y Prosiect
Cyogwr
Y Cynu|||ad Cened|aetho| yw awdurdod pr|ffyrdd y rhwydwa|th cefnffyrdd a thraffyrdd yng
Nghymru a hwy yw`r c|e|ent ar gyfer y cyn||un. Oyn||un|wyd ac ade||adwyd Gwe|||ant yr A470
Do|wydde|an | Bont-yr-afanc dan gyfarwyddyd Trafn|d|aeth Cymru, L|ywodraeth Cynu|||ad
Cymru.
Asiant y Cyogwr
Mae Ha|crow`n arben|go mewn darparu gwasanaethau cyn||un|o, dy|un|o a rheo|| ar gyfer
datb|ygu se||wa|th byd-eang. Mae gan y cwmn| rwydwa|th o dros 60 o swyddfeydd a thros
4,000 o staff yn cyfawn| gwa|th com|s|wn ym meysydd trafn|d|aeth, dwr ac e|ddo mewn mwy
na 70 o w|edydd. Mae tros|ant y cwmn| dros 200 m|||wn.
Mae Ha|crow wed| parhau | ade||adu ar e| enw da fe| un o br|f ymgynghorwyr trafn|d|aeth y byd
ac mae wed| sefyd|u enw da mewn amred|ad ||awn o gom|s|ynau, o gyn||un|au adnewyddu a
gwe||a ffyrdd | bros|ectau pr|ffyrdd a thraffyrdd mawr.

Mae swyddfa Ha|crow yng Nghaerdydd wed| rheo||`r pros|ect hwn a bu yngh|wm `r rhan
hon o`r A470 ers cychwyn Adrodd|ad Astud|o ||wybr y Ffordd ym 1986. Paratodd Ha|crow`r
Gorchmyn|on Drafft, y Datgan|ad Amgy|cheddo| a`r Oyn||un Eg|urhao| ar gyfer y gwe|||ant ym
1996 a rhoddodd dyst|o|aeth yn yr Ymchw|||ad Oyhoeddus. Fe| As|ant |`r Oyfogwr, paratodd
Ha|crow ddogfennau tendr, cynorthwyodd gydag asesu`r tendr ac roeddynt yngh|wm
gwe|nyddu`r contract cyn||un|o ac ade||adu.

Oyfogwyd Ha|crow hefyd gan y Oynu|||ad Oened|aetho| | ymgymryd n|fer o gyn||un|au ffyrdd
era|||. Mae eu pros|ectau presenno| yn cynnwys Gwe|||ant yr A487 Porthmadog | Dremadog,
gwe|thredu`r cyn||un Gwneud Gwe|| Defnydd o`r A470 Pontypr|dd | Ooryton, gwe||a`r ||ethr
uwchben Twnne|| Bryng|as yr M4, a Sefyd|og| Arg|awdd a Gwe||a Oyffordd yr A470 ||ansantffraed,
Ta|ybont-ar-Wysg.
Is-Ymgynghorydd
Mae swyddfeydd Wyn Thomas Gordon Lew|s yng Nghaerdydd. Mae`r cwmn|`n darparu
gwasanaeth cynhwysfawr | g|e|ent|a|d, yn cynnwys cyn||un|o gw|ad a thref, pensaern|aeth
t|rwedd, pensaern|aeth a dy|un|o trefo|.

Partneriaid
WynThomasGordonLew|s have worked as the |andscape and env|ronmenta| sub-consu|tants
to Ha|crow, adv|s|ng on th|s sect|on of the A470 s|nce the commencement of the Route
Study Report |n 1986, ass|st|ng w|th the preparat|on of the Draft Orders and the Env|ronmenta|
Statement. ln 1996 they gave |andscape ev|dence at the Pub||c lnqu|ry.
WynThomasGordonLew|s have cont|nued to work as a part of the Emp|oyer`s Agents team
on the tender documentat|on, deve|op|ng the Env|ronmenta| Act|on P|an, prov|d|ng deta||ed
des|gn and env|ronmenta| management adv|ce dur|ng the h|ghway construct|on.
Contractor
La|ng O'Rourke |s an |nternat|ona| construct|on group w|th tota| capab|||ty |n the des|gn,
procurement and de||very of major projects across a fu|| spectrum of g|oba| markets. The Group
current|y emp|oys more than 16,000 staff wor|d-w|de of wh|ch 9000 are |n the K. Annua|
turnover |s |n excess of 1.5 b||||on.
La|ng O'Rourke has ach|eved an |mpress|ve record of on-t|me, on-budget performance for
some of Br|ta|n`s most prest|g|ous new structures. Ourrent projects |nc|ude Term|na| 5 Heathrow
and the Ohanne| Tunne| Ra|| ||nk |n |ondon.
The La|ng O'Rourke Group support serv|ces |nc|ude the prov|s|on of construct|on p|ant and
equ|pment as we|| as the des|gn and |nsta||at|on of mechan|ca| and e|ectr|ca| serv|ces, p|||ng
systems and spec|a||st des|gn and eng|neer|ng serv|ces.
La|ng O'Rourke was emp|oyed by the Nat|ona| Assemb|y for Wa|es as Pr|nc|pa| Oontractor for
the des|gn and construct|on of th|s Sect|on of the A470.
Contractor's 0esigner
Arup are an |nternat|ona| frm w|th some 5,000 staff work|ng |n more than 40 countr|es. S|nce
sett|ng up |n Wa|es |n 1970, Arup has been |nvo|ved |n many of the Pr|nc|pa||ty`s most notab|e
c|v|| eng|neer|ng and bu||d|ng projects and has he|ped |mprove road access and remove
dere||ct|on across Wa|es.
Arup`s offce |n Oard|ff |s one of the pract|ce`s |argest d|v|s|ons |n Europe w|th over 200 staff.
lt offers a tota| eng|neer|ng serv|ce |nc|ud|ng c|v|| and bu||d|ng eng|neer|ng, |ndustr|a| des|gn,
management, p|ann|ng, geotechn|cs and spec|a||st techn|ca| consu|tanc|es. ln 1998 |t moved
to a new purpose bu||t offce |n the Oard|ff Bay redeve|opment area.
Arup have been work|ng c|ose|y w|th the Nat|ona| Assemb|y for Wa|es, and former|y the We|sh
Offce, for over 25 years. Th|s has |nc|uded numerous h|ghway schemes such as the M4 Re||ef
Road south of Newport, A477 Sageston - Redberth Bypass, A40 Robeston Wathen Bypass,
A40 Hena||t Wood, A48 Ohepstow lnner Re||ef Road and the A55 Bode|wyddan Bypass.
Arup, a|ong w|th the|r pr|nc|pa| sub-consu|tants Cresswe||, TACP, Gwynedd Archaeo|og|ca|
Trust and Amen|ty Tree Care, have undertaken a|| deta||ed des|gn work for La|ng O'Rourke
for th|s sect|on of the A470. Th|s has |nc|uded extens|ve env|ronmenta| des|gn, management
and m|t|gat|on, and a|so superv|s|on of the construct|on of the project.
Mae Wyn Thomas Gordon Lew|s wed| gwe|th|o fe| |s-ymgynghorwyr t|rwedd ac amgy|chedd
| Ha|crow, yn cynghor| ar y rhan hon o`r A470 ers cychwyn Adrodd|ad Astud|o ||wybr y
Ffordd ym 1986, yn he|pu | barato|`r Gorchmyn|on Drafft a`r Datgan|ad Amgy|cheddo|. Ym 1996
rhoesant dyst|o|aeth t|rwedd yn yr Ymchw|||ad Oyhoeddus.
Mae Wyn Thomas Gordon Lew|s wed| parhau | we|th|o fe| rhan o dim As|antau`r Oyfogwr ar
ddogfennau`r tendr, yn datb|ygu`r Oyn||un Gwe|thredu Amgy|cheddo|, yn rho| cyngor manw| ar
ddy|un|o a rheo||`r amgy|chedd yn ystod ade||adu`r br|ffordd.
Contractwr
Mae La|ng O'Rourke yn grwp ade||adu rhyngw|ado| sy`n ga||u cyfawn|`r ho|| wa|th cyn||un|o,
caffae| a chwb|hau pros|ectau mawr ar draws sbectrwm ||awn o farchnadoedd byd-eang. Mae`r
Grwp ar hyn o bryd yn cyfog| mwy na 16,000 o staff yn fyd-eang gyda 9000 o`r rhe|ny yn y D.
Mae eu tros|ant b|ynyddo| yn fwy na 1.5 b|||wn.

Mae La|ng O'Rourke wed| enn||| enw da o ran cwb|hau rha| o ade||adau newydd mwyaf
urddaso| Pryda|n yn bryd|on a heb orwar|o. Mae eu pros|ectau presenno| yn cynnwys Term|na|
5 yn Heathrow a Ohysw||t Rhe||ffordd Twnne| y S|ane| yn ||unda|n.
Mae gwasanaethau cefnog| Grwp La|ng O'Rourke yn cynnwys darparu pe|r|annau ac offer
ade||adu yn ogysta| dy|un|o a gosod gwasanaethau mecanyddo| a thrydano|, systemau
pentyrru a gwasanaethau dy|un|o a phe|r|anyddo| arben|go|.
Oyfogwyd La|ng O'Rourke gan y Oynu|||ad Oened|aetho| fe| Pr|f Gontractwr ar gyfer dy|un|o
ac ade||adu`r rhan hon o`r A470.

0yIunydd y Contractwr
Owmn| rhyngw|ado| yw Arup gyda thua 5,000 o staff yn gwe|th|o mewn mwy na 40 gw|ad.
Ers |ddynt sefyd|u yng Nghymru ym 1970, bu Arup yngh|wm ||awer o bros|ectau ade||adu a
phe|r|anneg s|f| ac ade||adu mwyaf noded|g Oymru a chynorthwyodd | we||a myned|ad ffyrdd a
chae| gwared ar arda|oedd d|ffa|th ar hyd a ||ed Oymru.
Mae swyddfa Arup yng Nghaerdydd yn un o adrannau mwyaf y cwmn| yn Ewrop gyda thros 200
o staff. Mae`n cynn|g gwasanaeth pe|r|anneg cyfawn, yn cynnwys pe|r|anneg s|f| ac ade||adu,
dy|un|o d|wyd|anno|, rheo||, cyn||un|o, daear dechneg ac ymgynghor| technego| arben|go|. Ym
1998 symudodd | swyddfa newydd bwrpaso| yn arda| a||ddatb|yg|ad Bae Oaerdydd.
Bu Arup yn gwe|th|o`n agos gyda`r Oynu|||ad Oened|aetho| a`r Swyddfa Gymre|g gynt ers dros
25 m|ynedd. Roedd hyn yn cynnwys n|fer o gyn||un|au pr|ffyrdd fe| Ffordd ||n|aru`r M4 |`r de o
Gasnewydd, A477 Sageston - Ffordd Osgo| Redberth, A40 Ffordd Osgo| Robeston Wathen,
A40 Ooed Hena||t, A48 Ffordd ||n|aru Fewno| Oas-gwent a`r A55 Ffordd Osgo| Bode|wyddan.
Mae Arup ynghyd `u pr|f |s-ymgynghorwyr, Cresswe||, TACP, Ymdd|r|edo|aeth Archeo|ego|
Gwynedd, a Gofa| Coed Mwynder, wed| ymgymryd `r ho|| wa|th dy|un|o manw| | La|ng
O'Rourke ar gyfer y rhan hon o`r A470. Roedd hyn yn cynnwys cyn||un|o amgy|cheddo| eang,
rheo|| a |||n|aru, a hefyd goruchwy||o gwa|th ade||adu`r pros|ect.
Rwy`n fa|ch o fod yngh|wm chwb|hau`r gwe|||ant hwn |`r darn 7.2 Km hwn o`r A470
yn Nyffryn ||edr, a oedd yn gu| a pheryg|us |awn, ac a achosodd |awer o rwystred|gaeth
| fodurwyr ac anghyfeustra |`r bob| a`r gymuned |eo|. Rwyf hefyd yn fa|ch fod y cyn||un
hwn wed| cae| grant Amcan 1 o 5m. Mae`r cyn||un yn ategu`r gwe|||ant rhwng Oancoed
a M|nffordd a gwb|hawyd ym 1997. D|sgwy||r rho| contract e|en| | we||a`r darn o ffordd
rhwng B|aenau Ffest|n|og a Oancoed. Bydd hyn yn he|pu`r datb|yg|ad economa|dd a
chymde|thaso| ||eo| ac yn hyrwyddo`r gwe|thgaredd economa|dd yn ne Gwynedd trwy
we||a hygyrchedd |`r arda| o`r A55 ymhe||ach.
Rha|d | bob pros|ect pe|r|anneg s|f| gydweddu `r amgy|chedd ond pr|n yw`r
pros|ectau hynny a roddodd y fath anawsterau | be|r|anwyr `r pros|ect hwn yn Nyffryn
hardd y ||edr ym Mharc Oened|aetho| Eryr|. Roedd y dyffryn yn s|cr o ro| s|a|ens,
gyda`| d|rwedd od|dog o |ethrau coed|og, serth, ceunant afon gu| a wa||au cerr|g
traddod|ado|. Pr|f nod ||ywodraeth y Oynu|||ad oedd gosod y ffordd yn ofa|us | mewn
|`r d|rwedd a rhoddwyd pwys|a|s mawr ar yr angen | s|crhau bod mesurau |||n|aru
amgy|cheddo| yn gynhwysfawr ac yn effe|th|o|, a d|sgr|fr ||awer o`r many||on yn y ||yfryn
hwn. Roedd cyn||un|o a gwe|thredu mesurau |||n|aru amgy|cheddo| mewn arda| mor
sens|t|f yn go|ygu cae| cyngor a chydwe|thred|ad n|fer fawr o un|go||on a chyrff, yn
enwed|g Awdurdod Parc Oened|aetho| Eryr|, y Oyngor Oefn Gw|ad, As|antaeth yr
Amgy|chedd, OADW a`r Ymdd|r|edo|aeth Gened|aetho|.

Mae`r du|| caffae| 'cyn||un|o ac ade||adu` yn cynyddu`r |efe| o hyb|ygrwydd
yn y broses ade||adu, sy`n ga||uog|`r contractwr a`r dy|unydd | gyfuno`u
harben|gedd a chydwe|th|o fe| tim | gae| yr ateb gorau | bawb.
Hoffwn |ongyfarch pawb a fu yngh|wm chwb|hau`r pros|ect hwn yn
||wydd|annus.


Andrew Dav|es AO
Y Gwe|n|dog dros Ddatb|ygu Economa|dd a Thrafn|d|aeth
Oynu|||ad Oened|aetho| Oymru
l am de||ghted to be assoc|ated w|th the comp|et|on of th|s |mprovement to a 7.2km
sect|on of A470 |n the ||edr va||ey that was very narrow and torturous, caus|ng much
frustrat|on to motor|sts and |nconven|enced |oca| peop|e and commun|t|es. l am a|so
p|eased that th|s scheme was awarded an Object|ve 1 grant of 5m. The scheme
comp|ements the |mprovement between Oancoed and M|nffordd comp|eted |n 1997.
A contract |s expected to be |et th|s year to |mprove the B|aenau Ffest|n|og to Oancoed
stretch. Th|s w||| he|p |oca| econom|c and soc|a| deve|opment and the promot|on of
econom|c act|v|ty |n south Gwynedd by further |mprov|ng the area`s access|b|||ty from
the A55.
A|| c|v|| eng|neer|ng projects must ft carefu||y |nto the env|ronment but few projects
have presented eng|neers w|th such d|ffcu|t cha||enges |n the very scen|c ||edr va||ey
w|th|n the Snowdon|a Nat|ona| Park. The va||ey w|th |ts superb |andscape of steep
wooded s|opes, narrow r|ver gorge and trad|t|ona| stone wa||s was a|ways go|ng to
present a cha||enge. F|tt|ng the road carefu||y |nto the |andscape was the Assemb|y
Government`s pr|mary goa| and great emphas|s was p|aced on the need to ensure
that env|ronmenta| m|t|gat|on measures were both comprehens|ve and effect|ve, and
many of the deta||s are descr|bed |n th|s brochure. The des|gn and |mp|ementat|on
of env|ronmenta| m|t|gat|on measures |n such a sens|t|ve area has requ|red the adv|ce
and co-operat|on of a |arge number of |nd|v|dua|s and bod|es, |n part|cu|ar
Snowdon|a Nat|ona| Park Author|ty, the Oountrys|de Oounc|| for Wa|es,
Env|ronment Agency, OADW and the Nat|ona| Trust.
The 'des|gn and bu||d` method of procurement |ncreases the |eve| of
fex|b|||ty |n the construct|on process, enab||ng the contractor and
des|gner to poo| the|r expert|se and work together as a team to ach|eve
the best a||-round so|ut|on. l wou|d ||ke to congratu|ate a|| those |nvo|ved
w|th th|s project |n br|ng|ng |t to a successfu| conc|us|on.

Andrew Dav|es AM
M|n|ster for Econom|c Deve|opment and Transport
Nat|ona| Assemb|y for Wa|es
Foreword Phagair
Partner|ng
Foreword
|ocat|on map 1
lntroduct|on 2
H|story 3
Oonstruct|on 4
Key features: Roadworks 6
Scheme Map 8
Key features: Reta|n|ng wa||s 10
Rock cutt|ngs 11
Dra|nage and po||ut|on 12
Serv|ces 12
Eco|ogy and nature conservat|on 13
|andscape des|gn 14
Archaeo|ogy 16
Project |nformat|on 17
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The A470 Do|wydde|an to Pont-yr-Afanc lmprovement of 7.2 km 4.5 m||es} ||es to
the south of Betws y Ooed. lt |s the second stage of a programme of |mprovements
between B|aenau Ffest|n|og and Betws y Ooed fo||ow|ng the frst stage comp|eted |n
1997 between M|nfordd and Oancoed to the north of Do|wydde|an.
Th|s |mprovement forms part of the A470 Oard|ff to G|an Oonwy trunk road wh|ch
|s a major h|ghway ||nk between north and south Wa|es and a|so a v|ta| corr|dor for
access|b|||ty to and from m|d Wa|es. |oca||y, the sect|on between B|aenau Ffest|n|og
and Betws y Ooed has a|ways been cons|dered to be h|gh|y |mportant to the econom|c
and soc|a| we|| be|ng of the area.
Between Do|wydde|an and Pont-y-Afanc the road fo||ows the steep and wooded
va||ey s|des of the Afon ||edr w|th|n the nat|ona||y des|gnated Snowdon|a Nat|ona|
Park. Pr|or to |ts |mprovement, the road was narrow w|th a tortuous a||gnment and
on severa| sect|ons, |arge veh|c|es had d|ffcu|ty pass|ng safe|y. verges were |arge|y
non-ex|stent and v|s|b|||ty was poor mak|ng |t d|ffcu|t for pedestr|ans, cyc||sts and
equestr|ans to use the road. The road a|so had an above average acc|dent rate. Any
acc|dents or m|nor |nc|dent |nvo|v|ng road veh|c|es caused frequent de|ays, congest|on
and access d|ffcu|t|es for emergency serv|ces.
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safety and journey
t|me re||ab|||ty by
upgrad|ng the road to
a standard compat|b|e
w|th modern trunk
road standards
wh||st m|t|gat|ng |ts
env|ronmenta| |mpact
and tak|ng advantage
of opportun|t|es
to enhance the
env|ronment.
Introduction Cywyniad
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Mae`r 7.2 km 4.5 m|||t|r} o we|||ant |`r A470 Do|wydde|an | Bont-yr-Afanc |`r de o
Fetws y Ooed. A|| ran ydyw o rag|en o we|||annau rhwng B|aenau Ffest|n|og a Betws
y Ooed, yn d||yn y cam cyntaf a gwb|hawyd ym 1997 rhwng M|nffordd a Oancoed |`r
gog|edd o Ddo|wydde|an.
Mae`r gwe|||ant hwn yn ffurfo rhan o gefnffordd yr A470 o Gaerdydd | |an Oonwy
sy`n gysw||t pr|ffordd mawr rhwng y de a`r gog|edd ac sydd hefyd yn gor|dor hanfodo|
ar gyfer hygyrchedd |`r Oano|barth ac yn o|. Yn ||eo|, cafodd y rhan rhwng B|aenau
Ffest|n|og a Betws y Ooed e| hystyr|ed bob amser yn hynod bwys|g | |es economa|dd
a chymde|thaso| yr arda|.

Rhwng Do|wydde|an a Phont-yr-Afanc mae`r ffordd yn d||yn ymy| serth a choed|og
dyffryn yr Afon ||edr ym Mharc Oened|aetho| Eryr|, a ddynodwyd yn barc cened|aetho|.
Oyn y gwe|||annau, roedd y ffordd yn gu| a throe||og ac mewn amryw o ddarnau yn per|
cryn drafferth | gerbydau mawr fynd he|b|o`n dd|oge|. N|d oedd fawr dd|m ||e | fynd
|`r ymy| ac roedd yn anodd gwe|d, a go|yga| hyn e| bod yn anodd | gerddwyr, be|cwyr
a marchogwyr ddefnydd|o`r ffordd. Roedd mwy o ddamwe|n|au na`r cyffred|n ar y
ffordd hefyd. Bydda| unrhyw ddamwe|n|au neu dd|gwydd|adau bycha|n yn ymwneud
cherbydau yn achos| oed| am|, tagfeydd a phrob|emau myned|ad |`r gwasanaethau
brys.
Amcan|on y cyn||un
oedd gwe||a d|oge|wch
ffyrdd ac amser te|th|o
d|bynadwy trwy
uwchradd|o`r ffordd
| safon cydnaws a
safonau cefnffyrdd
cyfoes wrth ||n|aru e|
effa|th amgy|cheddo| a
mante|s|o ar gyfeoedd
| we||a`r amgy|chedd.
Y ]]ordd bresennol yn ccel e thcyu ycn yerbydcu hr yn mynd hebo' ylydd
lmprovement opt|ons to the |ength of the A470 between B|aenau Ffest|n|og and Betws
y Ooed were frst cons|dered |n the 1986 We|sh Offce A470 Route Study Report. ln
October 1990 the then Secretary of State for Wa|es announced the preferred route.
Draft Orders and an Env|ronmenta| Statement
for the |mprovement were pub||shed |n 1995.
The Env|ronmenta| Statement deta||ed the
extens|ve surveys undertaken, the ||ke|y |mpacts
on the env|ronment and the proposed m|t|gat|on
measures. lt formed the bas|s of the des|gn that
has been adopted. A Pub||c lnqu|ry was he|d |n
Apr|| 1996. ln October 1996, the then Secretary
of State for Wa|es accepted the lnspector`s
recommendat|ons that the draft Orders shou|d be
made.
ln ear|y 2001, a 250 metres sect|on of the road at
Pr|nce ||ewe||yn Ouarry was |mproved ow|ng to
the fa||ure of an ex|st|ng dry stone reta|n|ng wa||.
Oonstructed by Jones Bros O|v|| Eng|neer|ng}
Ruth|n |td, th|s sect|on of the road was des|gned to
be |ncorporated |nto the subsequent |mprovement
of the rema|nder of the trunk road.
Scheme Orders were made |n October 2001
and |ater that year Forest Enterpr|se commenced
advance tree fe|||ng work to c|ear the cr|t|ca| areas
of |and requ|red for the |mprovement and BT
carr|ed out advance temporary d|vers|on work of
te|ephone ||nes.
Dur|ng August 2002, the We|sh Assemb|y
Government awarded the 'Des|gn and Bu||d`
contract for the |mprovement to |a|ng O`Rourke
and construct|on work began |n November 2002.
History Hanes
Prnce Llewellyn Terrcce mprovement
Tree ]ellny works wth
helcopter extrccton

Ystyr|wyd y dew|s|adau | we||a`r darn o`r A470 rhwng B|aenau Ffest|n|og a Betws y Ooed
gyntaf yn Adrodd|ad Astud|o ||wybr Ffordd yr A470 y Swyddfa Gymre|g,1986. Ym
m|s Hydref 1990 cyhoeddodd yr Ysgr|fennydd Gw|ado| ar y pryd y ||wybr dew|so|.

Oyhoeddwyd Gorchmyn|on Drafft a Datgan|ad
Amgy|cheddo| ar gyfer y gwe|||ant ym 1995.
Roedd y Datgan|ad Amgy|cheddo| yn many|u ar
yr aro|ygon eang a wnaed, yr effa|th debygo| ar
yr amgy|chedd a`r mesurau |||n|aru arfaethed|g.
Roedd yn sa|| |`r cyn||un a fabwys|adwyd.
Oynha||wyd Ymchw|||ad Oyhoeddus yn Ebr|||
1996. Ym m|s Hydref 1996 derbyn|odd yr
Ysgr|fennydd Gw|ado| ar y pryd argymhe|||on yr
Aro|ygwr y dy||d gwneud y Gorchmyn|on drafft.
Yn gynnar yn 2001, gwe||wyd darn 250 medr o`r
ffordd wrth Ohware| Tywysog ||ewe|yn oherwydd
d|ffyg mewn wa| gynna| garreg a oedd yn bodo||
e|soes. Roedd y darn hwn o`r ffordd a ade||adwyd
gan Jones Bros Pe|r|anwyr S|f|} Rhuthun Oyf,
|`w gynnwys yn y gwe|||annau d||yno| | wedd||| y
gefnffordd.
Gwnaed Gorchmyn|on Oyn||un ym m|s Hydref
2001 ac yn dd|weddarach y fwyddyn honno
dechreuodd Forest Enterpr|se ddymchwe| coed
ym|aen ||aw | g||r|o`r darnau a||weddo| o d|r ar
gyfer y gwe|||ant a gwnaeth BT wa|th ym|aen ||aw
| symud |||ne||au ffon dros dro.
Yn ystod Awst 2002 rhoddodd ||ywodraeth y
Oynu|||ad y contract 'Oyn||un|o ac Ade||adu` ar
gyfer y gwe|||ant | |a|ng O`Rourke a dechreuwyd
ar y gwa|th ade||adu ym m|s Tachwedd 2002.
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Successfu| |mprovement of th|s narrow trunk road carry|ng ||ve traffc and s|tuated |n
a h|gh|y env|ronmenta||y sens|t|ve area has been a major ach|evement. Oruc|a| to th|s
success has been carefu| des|gn and programm|ng, |nnovat|on |n construct|on, d|||gent
app||cat|on of Env|ronmenta| and Oua||ty Management Systems, and the estab||shment
of good re|at|onsh|ps between the Project Partners, the |oca| commun|ty and statutory
bod|es. lt has enab|ed the scheme to be substant|a||y comp|eted 4 months ahead of
programme desp|te the env|ronmenta| constra|nts, weather cond|t|ons and cha||eng|ng
terra|n.
W|th|n the constra|nts of the ex|st|ng trunk road, |mp|ementat|on of effect|ve traffc
management systems was essent|a| to a||ow construct|on work to proceed safe|y.
The exper|ence and |oca| know|edge of the traffc management team were key factors
|n ach|ev|ng th|s wh||st keep|ng the traffc fow|ng thereby enab||ng the scheme to be
comp|eted successfu||y.
An Env|ronmenta| Management System was estab||shed and
ma|nta|ned for the project. A major part of th|s system |s the
Env|ronmenta| Act|on P|an wh|ch |ncorporates and deta||s the
project`s comm|tments to undertake env|ronmenta| m|t|gat|on
measures. A|| sect|ons of the p|an were targeted and mon|tored on
a day to day bas|s w|th forma| aud|ts conducted for comp||ance w|th
the Env|ronmenta| Management System and cont|nua| |mprovements
|mp|emented on s|te. The Env|ronmenta| Management System was
overseen by an Env|ronmenta| Oo-ord|nator w|th a ded|cated Deputy
stat|oned permanent|y on s|te to ensure a|| the comm|tments made
|n the Env|ronmenta| Act|on P|an were |mp|emented and m|t|gat|on
measures prov|ded at the r|ght t|me.
At the pre-construct|on stage a pub||c exh|b|t|on he|ped estab||sh
a good rapport w|th the |oca| commun|ty and th|s was ma|nta|ned
dur|ng the works through a we||-managed ||a|son programme and
s|te v|s|ts. Effect|ve procedures for dea||ng w|th pub||c quer|es were
estab||shed |ead|ng to pos|t|ve feedback. lnvo|vement w|th |oca|
char|ty organ|sat|ons and events has promoted a un|que sp|r|t and
cu|ture of co-operat|on between the |oca| commun|ty and the s|te
team.
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Bu`r gwa|th o we||a`r gefnffordd gu| hon, gan gadw trafn|d|aeth | symud arn| mewn
arda| amgy|cheddo| hynod sens|t|f yn orchest fawr. Bu cyn||un|o a rhag|ennu gofa|us
yn hanfodo| |`r ||wydd|ant hwn ynghyd ag ar|oes| mewn ade||adu, ymrodd|ad dyfa| |
Systemau Amgy|cheddo| a Rheo|| Ansawdd a sefyd|u perthynas dda rhwng Partner|a|d
y Pros|ect, y gymuned |eo| a chyrff statudo|. S|crhaodd |`r cyn||un gae| e| gwb|hau`n
sy|weddo| 4 m|s yn gynnar er gwaethaf y cyfyng|adau amgy|cheddo|, cyfwr y tywydd
a th|rwedd her|o|.
O fewn cyfyng|adau`r gefnffordd bresenno|, roedd gwe|thredu systemau rheo|| traffg
effe|th|o| yn hanfodo| | gan|atu |`r gwa|th ade||adu fynd rhagddo`n dd|oge|. Roedd
profad a gwybodaeth |eo| y tim rheo|| traffg yn ffactorau a||weddo| | gyfawn| hyn wrth
gadw traffg | symud a ga||uog|`r cyn||un | gae| e| gwb|hau`n ||wydd|annus.
Sefyd|wyd a chynha||wyd System Reo|| Amgy|cheddo| ar gyfer
y pros|ect. Rhan fawr o`r system hon yw`r Oyn||un Gwe|thredu
Amgy|cheddo| sy`n cynnwys ac yn many|u ar ymrwym|ad y
pros|ect | ymgymryd mesurau |||n|aru amgy|cheddo|. Targedwyd
ho|| adrannau`r cyn||un ac fe`u haro|ygwyd o ddydd | ddydd
gydag archw|||adau ffurfo| a gwb|hawyd | gydymffurfo `r System
Reo|| Amgy|cheddo| a gwnaed gwe|||annau parhaus ar y safe.
Goruchwy||wyd y System Reo|| Amgy|cheddo| gan Gyd|ynydd
Amgy|cheddo|, gyda D|rprwy wed|`| ne|||tuo a oedd ar y safe`n
barhao| | s|crhau bod yr ho|| ymrwym|adau a wnaed yn y Oyn||un
Gwe|thredu Amgy|cheddo| yn cae| eu gwe|thredu, a bod mesurau
|||n|aru yn cae| eu darparu ar yr adeg |awn.
Oyn dechrau ade||adu bu arddangosfa gyhoeddus yn gymorth |
sefyd|u perthynas dda gyda`r gymuned |eo| a pharhaodd hyn yn
ystod y gwa|th trwy rag|en gysw||t ac ymwe||adau `r safe, a reo|wyd
yn dda. Sefyd|wyd trefn effe|th|o| ar gyfer de||o chwest|ynau gan y
cyhoedd ac arwe|n|odd hyn at ymateb cadarnhao|. Mae cysy||t|adau
sefyd||adau a d|gwydd|adau e|usenno| ||eo| wed| me|thr|n ysbryd a
d|wy|||ant un|gryw o gydwe|thred|ad rhwng y gymuned |eo| a`r tim a
oedd ar y safe.
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An Env|ronmenta| ||a|son group, cons|st|ng of representat|ves
from statutory bod|es such as the Oountrys|de Oounc|| for
Wa|es, the Env|ronment Agency and the Snowdon|a Nat|ona|
Park Author|ty was estab||shed ear|y on |n the construct|on of
the project. The group met on a regu|ar bas|s to rev|ew the
effect|veness of m|t|gat|on and des|gn measures.
Reduc|ng the product|on of waste throughout the construct|on
phase was fundamenta| to the construct|on approach.
Excavated rock was e|ther crushed to produce aggregates or
ut|||sed w|th|n embankments and |andscape areas w|th other
mater|a| obta|ned from the s|te. Th| s |ncreased the amount
of recyc|ed mater|a| used on the project thus reduc|ng the
vo|ume of construct|on traffc to and from the s|te. Waste
from adjacent quarr|es was processed and used throughout
the works. The d|ffcu|t|es of construct|ng a project w|th|n
a steep rav|ne and narrow road corr|dor were overcome
through |nnovat|ve construct|on so|ut|ons, part|cu|ar|y |n
the des|gn of the reta|n|ng wa||s. The des|gn enab|ed the
major|ty of the re|nforced concrete wa||s to be bu||t off-||ne,
m|n|m|s|ng d|srupt|on to traffc. The works had to be carefu||y
co-ord|nated |n sma|| d|screte sect|ons as the amount of
space ava||ab|e and the access to s|te was ||m|ted. Th|s
necess|tated bas|c construct|on mater|a|s such as re|nforc|ng
stee|, dra|nage mater|a|s, ready m|x concrete and p|ant be|ng
brought to s|te |n a t|me|y manner to m|n|m|se d|srupt|on to
through traffc.
The re|nstatement of the contract work|ng areas has ach|eved
a |andform and eco|og|ca| hab|tat that refects the adjacent
und|sturbed |andscape.
Constructon wthn c steep rcse
cnd ncrrow rocd corrdor

Trc]c mcncyement n opercton

Yn fuan yn ystod y pros|ect sefyd|wyd Grwp Oysw||t

Amgy|cheddo| a oedd yn cynnwys cynrych|o|wyr o gyrff
statudo| fe| y Oyngor Oefn Gw|ad, As|antaeth yr Amgy|chedd
ac Awdurdod Parc Oened|aetho| Eryr|. Bydda|`r grwp yn
cyfarfod yn rheo|a|dd | ado|ygu effe|th|o|rwydd y mesurau
|||n|aru a dy|un|o.

Roedd ||e|hau ma|nt y gwastraff a gynhyrchwyd drwy gydo|
y cyfnod ade||adu yn sy|faeno| |`r du|| o ade||adu. Oa|`r gra|g
a g|odd|wyd na||| a| e| gwasgu | gynhyrchu graean neu e|
defnydd|o o fewn arg|odd|au ac arda|oedd t|rwedd gyda
deunydd|au era||| o`r safe. Roedd hyn yn cynyddu ma|nt y
deunydd a||gy|chu a ddefnydd|wyd yn y pros|ect ac fe||y`n
||e|hau ma|nt y drafn|d|aeth ade||adu a oedd yn mynd a dod
o`r safe. Proseswyd a defnydd|wyd gwastraff o chware||
cyfagos drwy gydo| y gwa|th. Goresgynnwyd yr anawsterau
o ade||adu pros|ect o fewn ceunant dwfn a chor|dor ffordd gu|
trwy ddu|||au ade||adu ar|oeso|, yn enwed|g wrth ddy|un|o`r
wa||au cynna|. Roedd y cyn||un yn ga||uog| |`r rhan fwyaf
o`r wa||au concr|d dur gae| eu hade||adu odd| ar y safe ac
fe||y`n ||e|hau`r afonyddwch | drafn|d|aeth. Rha|d oedd
cyd|ynu`r gwa|th yn ofa|us mewn rhannau bycha|n arwahano|
gan fod y gofod a oedd ar gae| a`r myned|ad |`r safe`n
gyfyng. Gorfododd hyn | ddeunydd|au ade||adu sy|faeno|
fe| dur atgyfnerthed|g, deunydd|au draen|o, concr|d parod a
phe|r|annau gyrraedd y safe mewn trefn amser | afonyddu ||a|
ar drafn|d|aeth drwodd.
Mae`r adfer|ad | fannau gwa|th y contract wed| creu cynefn
t|rffurf ac eco|ego| sy`n ad|ewyrchu`r d|rwedd dawe| gyfagos.

Adelcdu cr lethr serth c chordor
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A road scheme comp|y|ng w|th fu|| des|gn
standards wou|d have resu|ted |n the |mprovement
hav|ng an undes|rab|e |mpact on the env|ronment
a|ong the route corr|dor. Th|s has been avo|ded
by adopt|ng the pr|nc|p|es out||ned |n the des|gn
gu|de Roads |n p|and Areas" wh|ch requ|res
good qua||ty deta|||ng and proper cons|derat|on
of the ba|ance between the eng|neer|ng needs
of a||gnments, v|s|b|||ty and the env|ronmenta|
aspects. Do|ng so resu|ted |n the use of |ower
des|gn speeds for the carr|ageway a||gnment as
appropr|ate and reduced verge w|dths for the
h|ghway cross sect|on.
Neverthe|ess the |mproved carr|ageway w|dth |s
genera||y 7.3 metres except at Pont-y-Pant and
under Geth|n v|aduct where the w|dth |s narrower
to avo|d detr|menta| env|ronmenta| |mpact
Boundary wa||s at the back of verges are bu||t |n
masonry. Where there |s a safety requ|rement
to conta|n veh|c|es, masonry or masonry faced
wa||s and parapets have been constructed rather
than meta| safety fences and parapets, wh|ch
are urban|s|ng features. Stone from ex|st|ng
wa||s taken by the scheme were sa|vaged
and |ncorporated |nto the new or refurb|shed
boundary wa||s. Other fac|ng masonry was won
from waste stone at |oca| quarr|es |n B|aenau
Ffest|n|og.
The des|gn restr|cted the use of kerbs to areas
where they are essent|a| for road dra|nage and
safety reasons.
Key features Nodweddion AIIweddoI
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Cwaith Ffordd
Bydda| cyn||un ffordd a fydda|`n cydymffurfo
safonau dy|un|o ||awn wed| achos| |`r gwe|||ant
gae| effa|th annymuno| ar yr amgy|chedd ar hyd
cor|dor y ffordd. ||wyddwyd | osgo| hyn drwy
fabwys|adu`r egwyddor|on a am||ne||wyd yn yr
arwe|n|yfr dy|un|o Roads |n p|and Areas" sy`n
gofyn am fany|u o ansawdd ac ystyr|aeth br|odo|
|`r cydbwysedd rhwng anghen|on pe|r|anyddo|
a||n|ad, y ga||u | we|d a`r agweddau amgy|cheddo|.
O gan|yn|ad | hyn, defnydd|wyd cyfymder dy|un|o
arafach | a||n|ad y ffordd fe| yr oedd yn br|odo|
ac ymy|on ffordd cu|ach ar gyfer trawstor|ad o`r
br|ffordd.
Fodd bynnag, 7.3 metr yw ||ed y ffordd newydd yn
gyffred|no| ac e|thr|o ym Mhont-y-Pant ac o dan
Draphont Geth|n ||e mae`n gu|ach | osgo| effa|th
n|we|d|o| ar yr amgy|chedd.
Ade||adwyd y wa||au ffn wrth ymy| y ffordd o gerr|g.
||e mae yna anghen|on d|oge|wch | gynnwys
cerbydau, ade||adwyd wa||au a pharapetau cerr|g
neu rha| , wyneb carreg, yn hytrach na ffens|au a
pharapetau d|oge|wch mete|, sy`n nodwedd|on
trefo|. Mae`r cyn||un wed| arbed cerr|g o wa||au
gwre|dd|o| a`u cynnwys yn y wa||au ffn newydd
neu`r rha| a adnewyddwyd. Defnydd|wyd cerr|g
gwastraff o chware|| ||eo| ym M|aenau Ffest|n|og
fe| cerr|g wynebu era|||.
Roedd y cyn||un yn cyfyngu`r defnydd o gyrbau
| fannau ||e maent yn hanfodo| ar gyfer draen|o`r
ffordd neu am resymau d|oge|wch yn un|g.
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ex|st|ng sect|ons. A|| other |engths of footway have
a crushed grey s|ate fn|sh to match the adjacent
wa|| s|ate. A commun|ty route was a|so constructed
between Pont-yr-Afanc and Pont-ar-||edr as part of the
Oonwy va||ey Oyc|e Route.
The use of traffc s|gns was kept to a m|n|mum and
the|r |ocat|ons carefu||y cons|dered |n order to reduce
the|r v|sua| |mpact wh||st st||| comp|y|ng w|th safety
requ|rements. Pub||c footpath s|gns were renewed or
re-erected where they were d|sturbed by the works.
Other features such as m||estones and name s|gns
have been sa|vaged and carefu||y |ncorporated |nto the
|mprovement.
W|th a focus on env|ronmenta| susta|nab|||ty and
m|n|m|s|ng the transport of mater|a|s, deta||ed
assessments were undertaken of the ex|st|ng road
pavement |n order to reta|n as much of |t as poss|b|e
w|th|n the new road construct|on. Where pavement
mater|a| has had to be removed |t was extens|ve|y
reused w|th|n the |ower |ayers of the new road. The
new road surface w||| genera||y resu|t |n a reduct|on |n
traffc no|se.
Wcll constructon technques
Completed rocd secton
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Ade||adwyd ||wybr troed newydd rhwng Do|wydde|an
a Phont-y-Pant gyda rhannau bycha|n yn cae| eu
pa|mantu yn Nheras Tywysog ||ewe|yn a Phont-y-Pant
| gymryd ||e rhannau cyfredo|. Mae gorffen|ad o |echen
|wyd mathred|g | bob rhan ara|| o`r ||wybr | gyd-fynd
||ech|`r wa| gyfagos. Ade||adwyd ||wybr cymunedo|
hefyd rhwng Pont-yr-Afanc a Phont-ar-||edr fe| rhan o
|wybr Be|c|o Dyffryn Oonwy.
Gwnaed y defnydd ||e|af o arwydd|on ffyrdd ac ystyr|wyd
eu ||eo||ad yn ofa|us | |e|hau eu heffa|th we|edo| a
chydymffurfo ag anghen|on d|oge|wch ar yr un pryd.
Adnewyddwyd neu a||-godwyd arwydd|on ||wybrau
Oyhoeddus os amharodd y gwa|th arnynt. Oafodd
nodwedd|on era||| fe| cerr|g m|||t|r ac arwydd|on ta| eu
harbed a`u cynnwys yn ofa|us yn y gwe|||ant.

Gyda phwys|a|s ar gyna||adwyedd amgy|cheddo| a
||e|hau c|ud|ant deunydd, gwnaed ases|adau manw| o`r
||wybr troed presenno| er mwyn cadw cyma|nt ohono
phos|b| o fewn ade||adwa|th y ffordd newydd. ||e`r
oedd rha|d tynnu`r deunydd ||wybr troed, fe`| ha||-
ddefnydd|wyd yn he|aeth o fewn haenau |s y ffordd
newydd. Bydd arwynebedd y ffordd newydd yn arwa|n
at |a| o swn traffg yn gyffred|no|.
Techneycu Adelcdu Wcl
Rhcn c ywblhcwyd
Petaining WaIIs
The scheme |nc|udes approx|mate|y 3500 metres of new
reta|n|ng wa||s. The major|ty are constructed to support
the new h|ghway and |ncorporate veh|cu|ar conta|nment
parapets. Where poss|b|e trad|t|ona||y bu||t mortared stone
wa||s were prov|ded. Where des|gn standards requ|re, the
wa||s and traffc conta|nment parapets are constructed of
mass or re|nforced concrete. A|| the concrete wa||s are faced
w|th |oca| masonry stone and |ncorporate refuges for rept||es,
bats and b|rds.
Mass concrete wa||s were constructed for reta|ned he|ghts up
to about 2 metres because they are s|mp|e, robust, durab|e
and econom|c. For s||ght|y h|gher reta|n|ng wa||s, re|nforced
concrete was used.
The m|dd|e of the scheme, between Pont-y-Pant and Pont
Geth|n, was more cha||eng|ng and requ|red |nnovat|ve and
adaptab|e so|ut|ons to accommodate the var|ab|e nature of
the ground and the he|ght to be reta|ned by the wa||s wh|ch
var|ed up to seven metres. Wa||s were founded on rock
where |t was near the surface, at other |ocat|ons they were
supported on sma|| d|ameter p||es bedded |nto the rock to
depths of over 1 metre. The wa||s are composed of |ns|tu
re|nforced concrete pane|s and restra|ned aga|nst |atera|
movement and rotat|on by rows of |nc||ned rock anchors.
At Pont-y-Pant, a 13 metre h|gh
reta|n|ng wa|| was constructed
d|rect|y onto the rock |n the
r|ver bed and aga|nst the
or|g|na| masonry wa||. The
|ength of rock anchors used
for the wa||s depended on the
ground encountered but they
var|ed |n |ength genera||y from
5 metres up to 20 metres.
Cop|ng stone
Masonry cadd|ng
H|dden anchor heads
Road Grass
Rock anchors
P|e
Constructon o] c retcnny wcll
Completed retcnny wcll No. 1
Retcnny wcll No.
under constructon
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WaIiau CynnaI
Mae`r cyn||un yn cynnwys tua 3500 metr o wa||au cynna|
newydd. Ade||adwyd y rhan fwyaf | gynna| y br|ffordd newydd
ac maent yn cynnwys parapetau cynna| cerbydau. ||e`r oedd
hynny`n bos|b|, darparwyd wa||au cerr|g mortar a ade||adwyd
yn y du|| traddod|ado|. Ade||ad|r y wa||au a`r parapetau cynna|
traffg o goncr|d dur neu fs pan fydd safonau dy|un|o yn gofyn
am hynny. Mae`r wa||au concr|d | gyd ag wyneb o garreg |eo|
ac maent yn cynnwys ||oches| ar gyfer ym|usg|a|d, yst|umod
ac adar.

Ade||adwyd wa||au concr|d ms ar gyfer uchder o hyd at 2 fetr
oherwydd eu bod yn sym|, yn gryf, yn wydn ac yn economa|dd.
Defnydd|wyd concr|d dur ar gyfer wa||au cynna| ychyd|g yn
uwch.

Roedd cano| y cyn||un, rhwng Pont-y-Pant a Phont Geth|n
yn fwy o s|a|ens ac yn gofyn am ateb|on ar|oeso| a hyb|yg |
ddygymod natur amryw|o| y t|r a`r uchder |`w gynna| gan y
wa||au a oedd yn amryw|o hyd at 7 metr. Ade||adwyd wa||au
ar gra|g ||e`r oedd yn agos |`r wyneb, mewn mannau era|||
fe`u cynha||wyd ar bentyrrau cu| wed| eu daearu |`r gra|g |
ddyfnder o dros 1 metr. Mae`r wa||au wed| eu gwneud o
bane|| concr|d dur ac yn cae| eu da| yn eu ||e rhag symud |`r
ochr a thro| gan res| o angorau carreg ar o|edd.

Ym Mhont - y - Pant,
ade||adwyd wa| gynna| 13 metr
o uchder yn un|on ar y gra|g yng
ngwe|y`r afon yn erbyn y wa|
gerr|g wre|dd|o|. Roedd hyd yr
angorau carreg a ddefnydd|wyd
ar gyfer y wa||au yn d|bynnu ar
y t|r ond yn gyffred|no| roeddynt
yn amryw|o mewn hyd o 5 metr
| hyd at 20 metr.
Wcl 6ynncl Rh] yn ccel
e hcdelcdu
Wcl 6ynncl Rh] 1 wed e chwblhcu
Adelcdu Wcl 6ynncl Constructon o] c retcnny wcll
Pock Cuttings
The geo|ogy of the area compr|ses ma|n|y of c|ose|y
c|eaved s||tstones and s|atey mudstones w|th
|mpers|stent sandstone hor|zons. The hardest
sandstones form r|dges and crags, the most prom|nent
of these |s respons|b|e for the narrow|ng of the va||ey at
Pont-y-Pant.
Near the centre of the route, outcrops of tuffs occur,
these rocks are formed from the ash and dust der|ved
from the vo|can|sm |n Oaradoc|an t|mes |n Snowdon|a.
Outt|ngs |nto the weathered and more fractured zone
of rock near the surface have typ|ca||y been excavated
at a s|ope of 45
o
w|th th|s steepen|ng up to 70
o
or so
|n the |ess weathered and more |ntact rock found |n
deeper cutt|ngs.
Where poss|b|e, rock cuts were excavated a|ong jo|nt
||nes to ach|eve a natura| appearance.
Rock fa||s onto the trunk road at Pont-y-Pant occurred
frequent|y as the ground above the road |s a m|xture of
|arge and sma|| bou|ders depos|ted when the g|ac|ers
retreated. To reduce the r|sk to trunk road users,
rock fa|| protect|on measures |n the form of traps and
dent|t|on work was prov|ded.
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Toriadau o'r Craig
Mae daeareg yr arda| yn cynnwys cerr|g s||t wed| eu
ho||t|`n fn a cherr|g ||a|d ||echog yn bennaf gydag
ychyd|g o dywodfaen yma ac acw. Mae`r tywodfaen
ca|etaf yn ffurfo cefnau a ch|egyrau, y mwyaf am|wg
o`r rha|n sy`n gyfr|fo| am gu|hau`r dyffryn ym Mhont-y-
Pant.
Ger cano| ||wybr y ffordd, mae twff br|g, ffurfr y cre|g|au
hyn o`r ||udw a`r ||wch a ddaeth o`r ||osgfynyddoedd yn
y cyfnod Oaradoga|dd yn Eryr|.
O|odd|wyd | mewn |`r darn o gra|g fwyaf tored|g
a h|ndreu||ed|g yn agos |`r wyneb, ar |ethr o 45
o
yn
cynyddu | tua 70
o
yn y rhannau ||a| h|ndreu||ed|g a mwy
cyfawn o`r gra|g a ge|r mewn tor|adau dyfnach.
||e`r oedd hynny`n bos|b|, c|odd|wyd am ddarnau o
gra|g ar hyd |||ne||au uno | gae| ymddangos|ad natur|o|.
Bydda| darnau o gra|g yn d|sgyn |`r br|ffordd ym
Mhont-y-Pant yn am| gan fod y t|r uwchben y ffordd
yn gymysgedd o g|ogfe|n| mawr a bach a adawyd pan
enc|||odd y rhew||fau. l |e|hau`r peryg| | ddefnyddwyr y
br|ffordd darparwyd mesurau amdd|ffyn ar gyfer cre|g|au
a oedd yn d|sgyn, ar ffurf mag|au a gwa|th ||enw|.
New rock cuttnys Torcdcu Newydd o'r 6rcy
New photo required
0rainage and PoIIution ControI
Ex|st|ng road dra|nage was uncontro||ed, runn|ng |nto roads|de
d|tches and through scuppers [ho|es |n the ex|st|ng wa||s| |nto the
Afon ||edr and the Afon Oonwy.
A key feature |n the dra|nage des|gn was therefore the |ntroduct|on
of po||ut|on contro| measures at outfa||s. ln consu|tat|on w|th the
Env|ronment Agency and the F|re Serv|ce, po||ut|on |so|at|on va|ves
have been |nsta||ed at a|| outfa||s except one, wh|ch has a petro|
|nterceptor.
The ex|st|ng watercourses cross|ng the route were taken through
|arge d|ameter cu|verts to ensure that even the most |ntense storm
fows are conveyed safe|y beneath the road to the Afon ||edr.
|arge p|eces of s|ate excavated dur|ng the construct|on works
were saved and used to ||ne the new stream channe|s to rep||cate
the appearance of the ex|st|ng watercourses.
Services
The |mprovement scheme requ|red the d|vers|on of e|ectr|c|ty, water and
te|ecommun|cat|on equ|pment, wh|ch used the road as a serv|ce corr|dor.
ln ||ne w|th the comm|tments made, BT equ|pment was d|verted underground
throughout most of the scheme to |mprove the v|sua| appearance of the road corr|dor
|n th|s scen|c area. Manweb`s e|ectr|c|ty supp|y rema|ns overhead for safety reasons.
The greatest |mprovement |n the |oca| serv|ces was the prov|s|on of a water ma|n
a|ong the fu|| |ength of the scheme by We|sh Water. The ex|st|ng water ma|n between
Do|wydde|an and Pont-y-Pant was d|verted and a new |ength of ma|n |nsta||ed as part
of the scheme between Pont-ar-||edr and Pont-yr-Afanc. W|th the co-operat|on of
the Project Partners, We|sh Water a|so took advantage of the road construct|on works
to |nsta|| a water ma|n |n the rema|n|ng sect|on between Pont-y-Pant and Pont-ar-
||edr w|th m|n|mum d|srupt|on to the trave|||ng pub||c.
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Strecm out]cll -
reused lcrye stones
to replccte exstny
wctercourses
PheoIi 0raenio a LIygredd
N|d oedd rheo|aeth ar ddraen|ad y ffordd bresenno|, rheda| | ffosydd
wrth ymy| y ffordd a thrwy dy||au draen|o yn y wa||au presenno|, |`r
Afon ||edr a`r Afon Oonwy.
Nodwedd a||weddo| yng nghyn||un y draen|o fe||y oedd cyfwyno
mesurau rheo|| ||ygredd yn y go||yngfeydd. Mewn ymgynghor|ad
ag As|antaeth yr Amgy|chedd a`r Gwasanaeth Tn, gosodwyd
fa|fau ynysu ||ygredd ym mhob go||yngfa, heb|aw am un, sydd
se|ffon petro|.
Aethpwyd chyrs|au presenno| y dwr a oedd yn croes| ||wybr y
ffordd drwy geuffosydd ||ydan | s|crhau bod hyd yn oed y |||f cryfaf
o ddwr ar adegau o storm, yn cae| e| g|udo yn dd|oge| o dan y
ffordd |`r Afon ||edr. Arbedwyd darnau mawr o |ech| a g|odd|wyd
yn ystod y gwa|th ade||adu a`u defnydd|o | |e|n|o 'r s|ane|| nant
newydd | a||-greu go|wg bresenno| cyrs|au`r dwr.
Cwasanaethau
Ar gyfer y cyn||un gwe|||ant roedd angen dargyfe|r|o trydan, dwr ac offer te|egyfathrebu
a oedd yn defnydd|o`r ffordd fe| cor|dor gwasanaeth.
Yn uno| `r ymrwym|ad a wnaed, dargyfe|r|wyd offer BT o dan y ddaear drwy`r rhan
fwyaf o`r cyn||un, | we||a go|wg cor|dor y ffordd yn yr arda| hardd hon. Mae cyfenwad
trydan Manweb yn parhau | fod uwchben am resymau d|oge|wch.
Y gwe|||ant mwyaf yn y gwasanaethau ||eo| oedd darparu p|be|| ddwr ar hyd y cyn||un
cyfan gan Dwr Oymru. Dargyfe|r|wyd y br|f b|be|| ddwr a oedd yn bodo|| rhwng
Do|wydde|an a Phont-y-Pant a gosodwyd tama|d newydd o br|f b|be|| fe| rhan o`r
cyn||un rhwng Pont-ar-||edr a Phont-yr-Afanc. Gyda chydwe|thred|ad y Partner|a|d
Pros|ect, mante|s|odd Dwr Oymru hefyd ar y gwa|th ade||adu ffordd | osod pr|f b|be||
ddwr yn y darn a oedd yn wedd||| rhwng Pont-y-Pant a Phont-ar-||edr gan darfu cyn
||e|ed phos|b ar y cyhoedd a oedd yn te|th|o.
6ollyny]c newydd
c ncnt wed e
huwchrcddo
EcoIogy and Nature
Conservation
The va||ey |s |mportant for a |arge
number of protected spec|es and
hab|tats |nc|ud|ng bats, otters and the
Fa|ry G|en S|te of Spec|a| Sc|ent|fc
lnterest.
Eco|og|ca| constra|nts were |dent|fed
|n the Env|ronmenta| Statement for the
scheme and updated dur|ng the pre-
construct|on per|od and subsequent|y
dur|ng construct|on. The measures
taken to m|t|gate adverse env|ronmenta|
|mpacts and the opportun|t|es taken
to |mprove the env|ronment are |n
accordance w|th the Transport Wa|es
Trunk Road Estate B|od|vers|ty Act|on
P|an" TREBAP}. TREBAP seeks to
de||ver the Nat|ona| Assemb|y`s duty
to have regard for the conservat|on of
b|od|vers|ty |n |ts work. Oonservat|on
|nc|udes both the protect|on and
enhancement of hab|tats and spec|es
of pr|nc|pa| |mportance |n Wa|es.
The comp|eted scheme |ncorporates
features to ensure the favourab|e
conservat|on status of these spec|es.
They |nc|ude an art|fc|a| bat h|bernacu|a
for |esser Horseshoe bats, gaps |n
the wa||s to prov|de opportun|t|es for
rept||es, b|rds and bats to nest or roost,
and measures such as dry cu|verts and
|edges to enab|e otters to pass safe|y
beneath the road.
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8ct hberncculc
0ry otter culvert
EcoIeg a Chadwraeth Natur

Mae`r dyffryn yn bwys|g | n|fer fawr
o rywogaethau a chynefnoedd
gwarchoded|g yn cynnwys yst|umod,
dyfrgwn, a Safe Ffos Noddum o
Dd|ddordeb Gwyddono| Arbenn|g.

Nodwyd cyfyng|adau eco|ego| yn y
Datgan|ad Amgy|cheddo| ar gyfer y
cyn||un ac fe`u d|weddarwyd yn ystod
y cyfnod cyn-ade||adu ac yn ystod y
gwa|th ade||adu wed| hynny. Mae`r
mesurau a gymerwyd | ||n|aru effe|th|au
amgy|cheddo| anffafr|o| a`r cyfeoedd a
gymerwyd | we||a`r amgy|chedd yn uno|
`r Oyn||un Gwe|thredu B|oamryw|aeth
yr Ystad Oefnffyrdd"TREBAP}
Trafn|d|aeth Oymru. Mae TREBAP
yn ce|s|o gwe|thredu dy|etswydd
y Oynu|||ad Oened|aetho| | ystyr|ed
gwarchod b|oamryw|aeth yn e| wa|th.
Mae cadwraeth yn cynnwys gwarchod
a gwe||a cynefn a rhywogaethau sydd
o bwys|grwydd pennaf yng Nghymru.
Mae`r cyn||un gorffened|g yn cynnwys
nodwedd|on | s|crhau statws cadwraeth
ffafr|o| y rhywogaethau hyn. Maent
yn cynnwys gaeafeoedd art|ffs|a| |
yst|umod ar gyfer yst|umod pedo|
||e|af, by|chau yn y wa||au | ro| cyfe |
ym|usg|a|d, adar ac yst|umod nythu
neu g|wydo, a mesurau fe| ceuffosydd
sych a s||ffoedd | a||uog| dyfrgwn | fynd
he|b|o`n dd|oge| o dan y ffordd.

6cec]e Ystlumod
Ceu]]os Sych 0dy]rywn
Severa| areas of for|st|ca||y r|ch meadows w|th a
former wood|and fora were trans|ocated to prevent
the|r |oss. Other areas of |mportant vegetat|on c|ose
to the works that cou|d be avo|ded were |eft |n p|ace
and protected by fenc|ng.
Trees that cou|d be used by bats to roost were
on|y fe||ed fo||ow|ng deta||ed |nspect|ons and after
obta|n|ng the appropr|ate protected spec|es ||cences.
S|m||ar|y s|te c|earance and the demo||t|on of wa||s
and bu||d|ngs took p|ace on|y after an extens|ve
rev|ew of the area |n quest|on for nest|ng b|rds, bats
or h|bernat|ng rept||es.
Areas of |and d|sturbed by the scheme, but not p|anted
or grass-seeded or covered by the eng|neer|ng works,
w||| be a||owed to natura||y regenerate, part|cu|ar|y |n
the centra| up|and sect|on of the |mprovement. Th|s
w||| ensure a natura| fora estab||shes to beneft |oca|
b|od|vers|ty and to |ntegrate the scheme |nto the w|der
|andscape.
Work affect|ng watercourses and r|vers was
undertaken outs|de the fsh spawn|ng season.
The measures |ntroduced |nto the scheme for w||d||fe
are to be mon|tored for fve years after the comp|et|on
of the eng|neer|ng works. Oomprehens|ve reports are
be|ng prepared to g|ve gu|dance on the ma|ntenance
of the measures prov|ded and to |nform des|gners
of future trunk road schemes |n Wa|es as part of the
Assemb|y`s comm|tment to cont|nuous |mprovement.
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Traws|eo|wyd amryw o ddo|ydd b|odeuog a arfera| fod
choedw|goedd b|odeuog | arbed eu co|||. Gadawyd
arda|oedd era||| o |ystyfant pwys|g y ge|||d e| osgo| ger
y gwa|th ac fe`| hamdd|ffynnwyd gyda ffens|au.

D|m ond ar o| eu harchw|||o`n fanw| y cafodd coed
a a||a| gae| eu defnydd|o gan yst|umod | g|wydo, eu
dymchwe|, ac ar o| cae| y trwyddedau rhywogaethau
gwarchoded|g perthnaso|. Yn yr un modd, n| ch||r|wyd
safeoedd na dymchwe| wa||au ac ade||adau nes y
cynha||wyd aro|wg eang o`r safe dan sy|w | adar ac
yst|umod nythu neu | ym|usg|a|d aeafgysgu.
Bydd darnau o d|r y tarfodd y cyn||un arnynt, ond na
chafodd eu p|annu na`u hau neu na chafwyd gwa|th
pe|r|anneg arnynt yn cae| eu gadae| | adfyw|o`n
natur|o|, yn enwed|g yn rhan uche|d|r cano|og y
gwe|||ant. Bydd hyn yn sefyd|u b|odau natur|o| | we||a
b|oamryw|aeth |eo| ac | gyfuno`r cyn||un |`r t|r|un ehan
gach.
Gwnaed gwa|th a oedd yn effe|th|o ar gwrs d?r ac
afonydd y tu a||an |`r tymor s|||o pysgod.
Mae`r mesurau a gyfwynwyd |`r cyn||un ar gyfer
bywyd gwy||t | gae| eu mon|tro am bum m|ynedd ar
| cwb|hau`r gwa|th pe|r|anneg. Mae adrodd|adau
cynhwysfawr yn cae| eu parato| | ro| arwe|n|ad ar gynna|
y mesurau a ddarparwyd ac | hysbysu cyn||unwyr o
gyn||un|au cefnffyrdd |`r dyfodo| yng Nghymru fe| rhan
o ymrwym|ad y Oynu|||ad | barhau , gwe|||annau.
Protected veyetcton Llystycnt c Wcrchodwyd
Landscape 0esign
very carefu| cons|derat|on was g|ven to the effects of the scheme on the |andscape of
the area and |ts |ocat|on w|th|n the Snowdon|a Nat|ona| Park. Part|cu|ar attent|on was
g|ven to the need to take account of the form of the |andscape and of |mportant |oca|
features such as rock outcrops, groups of dec|duous trees, the r|ver and assoc|ated
stream courses, and the ex|st|ng h|ghway boundary. Oare was a|so taken to ||m|t the
|mpact on h|stor|c structures at Pont Geth|n, Pont ar ||edr and Pont-yr-Afanc, wh|ch
he|p g|ve the area |ts spec|a| character.
Where the carr|ageway |s on an embankment the s|de s|opes have been shaped to
a||ow the|r return to agr|cu|ture. The |andscape m|t|gat|on measures seek to |ntegrate
the |mprovement |nto |ts surround|ngs |n much the same way as the ex|st|ng road.
As far as poss|b|e, one s|de of the or|g|na| road boundary throughout the scheme
was reta|ned to conserve the |oca| sett|ng and sense of cont|nu|ty. Extens|ve |engths
of new stone faced reta|n|ng wa||s and new stone boundary wa||s were constructed
w|th a dry stone appearance to emu|ate the character of the ex|st|ng wa||s. Where
poss|b|e, stone was sa|vaged from the ex|st|ng wa||s taken by the |mprovement and
re-used |n the new dry stone boundary wa||s. A|| masonry work was constructed
under the superv|s|on of a qua||fed Dry Stone Wa|||ng Assoc|at|on Master Mason.
Stock-proof fenc|ng uses r|ven oak posts and w|re to refect the form and sty|e of the
ex|st|ng fences.
To refect the character of the ex|st|ng road and ft
|nto the |andscape, verge and hard-str|p w|dths have
been reduced. Kerbs have on|y been used where
essent|a| for road dra|nage and safety purposes and
are dark |n co|our, w|th an exposed aggregate fn|sh.
The sty|e and mater|a|s used for the gateways to the
many accesses onto the road have been se|ected to
refect the |arge var|ety wh|ch was or|g|na||y found.
Agr|cu|tura| and wood|and so||s str|pped from the
s|te area have been stockp||ed separate|y and re-
used |n the areas of or|g|n to reta|n the |nd|genous
seed source. S|m||ar|y, new p|ant|ng areas on|y
use |nd|genous p|ant spec|es grown from |oca|
provenance seed.
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CynIIun Tirwedd
Rhoddwyd ystyr|aeth ofa|us |awn | effe|th|au`r cyn||un ar d|rwedd yr arda| a`| |eo||ad
o fewn Parc Oened|aetho| Eryr|. Rhoddwyd sy|w arbenn|g |`r angen | ystyr|ed ffurf
y d|rwedd a nodwedd|on ||eo| pwys|g fe| cre|g|au br|g, grwp|au o goed co||dda||, yr
afon a chyrs|au nant cysy||t|ed|g, a ffn bresenno| y br|ffordd. Oymerwyd gofa| hefyd |
gyfyngu`r effa|th ar ade||adau hanesyddo| ym Mhont Geth|n, Pont-ar-||edr a Phont-yr-
Afanc, sy`n rho| |`r arda| e| chymer|ad arbenn|g.

||e mae`r ffordd ar arg|awdd, mae`r ||ethrau ymy| wed| eu ffurfo | gan|atu e| ddefnydd|o
| bwrpas amaethyddo| eto. Mae`r mesurau |||n|aru t|rwedd yn ce|s|o cyfuno`r gwe|||ant
|`w amgy|chedd bron yr un fath `r ffordd bresenno|. Oyn be||ed phos|b|, cadwyd
un ochr o ffn wre|dd|o| y ffordd drwy`r cyn||un | gadw`r ||eo||ad gwre|dd|o| a`r te|m|ad
o barhad. Ade||adwyd darnau he|aeth o wa||au cynna| newydd ag wyneb carreg a
wa||au ffn carreg newydd gydag ymddangos|ad wa| garreg | efe|ychu cymer|ad y
wa||au presenno|. ||e`r oedd hynny`n bos|b|, a||-ddefnydd|wyd cerr|g a arbedwyd wrth
wneud y gwe|||ant | wneud wa||au ffn sych newydd o garreg. Gwnaed yr ho|| wa|th
carreg dan oruchwy||aeth Saer Maen cymwysed|g sy`n Fe|str o Gymde|thas Wa||au
Oerr|g. Defnydd|r pyst derw wed| eu ho||t| a we|ar | wneud ffens|au addas ar gyfer
stoc, | ad|ewyrchu ffurf ac arddu|| y ffens|au presenno|.
l ad|ewyrchu cymer|ad y ffordd bresenno| ac |
gydweddu `r amgy|chedd, cu|hawyd y ||a|n ga|ed
ac ymy| y ffordd. N| ddefnydd|wyd cyrbau ond ||e
roeddynt yn hanfodo| ar gyfer draen|o`r ffordd ac
| bwrpas d|oge|wch, ac maent yn dywy|| eu |||w,
gyda gorffen|ad graeanog agored. Mae`r arddu|| a`r
deunydd|au a ddefnydd|wyd ar gyfer y gat|au |`r n|fer
o fynedfeydd |`r ffordd wed| eu dew|s | ad|ewyrchu`r
amryw|aeth fawr a gafwyd yn wre|dd|o|.
Pentyrrwyd pr|ddoedd amaethyddo| a choed|og a
dynnwyd o`r safe ar wahn ac fe`| ha|| ddefnydd|wyd
yn y mannau gwre|dd|o| | gadw`r ffynhonne|| hadau
gynhen|d. Yn yr un modd n| ddefnydd|r ond
rhywogaethau p|anh|g|on cynhen|d a dyfwyd o hadau
o dardd|ad ||eo|, mewn arda|oedd p|annu newydd.
ArchaeoIogy
Archaeo|ogy surveys were undertaken pr|or to works
commenc|ng. There are twenty archaeo|og|ca| s|tes
throughout the scheme w|th the ma|n areas of |nterest be|ng
the ||sted structures at Geth|n v|aduct and Pont ||edr. The
des|gn and construct|on of the |mproved road |n the v|c|n|ty
of ||sted structures was undertaken |n consu|tat|on w|th
OADW. Dur|ng construct|on, watch|ng br|efs were carr|ed
out on s|te by Gwynedd Archaeo|og|ca| Trust. No further
archaeo|og|ca| features were d|scovered a|ong the |ength of
the scheme dur|ng the course of construct|on.
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6rcde ll Lsted structure ct Pont 6ethn
- post constructon
Pont cr Lledr
ArchaeoIeg
Gwnaed aro|ygon archeo|ego| cyn |`r gwa|th gychwyn.
Mae uga|n o safeoedd archeo|ego| drwy`r cyn||un a`r
pr|f fannau o dd|ddordeb yw`r strwythurau cofrestred|g
sef Traphont Geth|n a Phont ||edr. Oyn||un|wyd ac
ade||adwyd y ffordd yng nghyffn|au`r ade||adau
cofrestred|g mewn cydwe|thred|ad OADW. Yn
ystod yr ade||adu gwnaed nod|adau goruchwy||o| ar y
safe gan Ymdd|r|edo|aeth Archeo|ego| Gwynedd. N|
chanfuwyd unrhyw nodwedd|on archeo|ego| pe||ach
ar hyd y cyn||un yn ystod y gwa|th ade||adu.
Strwythur Co]restredy Rh] 2 Pont 6ethn
- Ar l yr cdelcdu
Pont cr Lledr PontcrLledr
New photo required
Contract Information

Tender Sum 17.5m

Oontract Awarded 2nd August 2002

Start of Works 22nd November 2002
Construction Statistics

Ooncrete 13500 m
3

Re|nforc|ng Stee| 550 tonnes

Tota| Aggregate 85,200 tonnes

Recyc|ed Aggregate 33,000 tonnes 38%}

lmported F||| 0%
100% of a|| earthworks mater|a|s up to the
pavement construct|on were recyc|ed from
s|te won mater|a|s}

Natura| S|ate Masonry 23,000 m
2

H|ghway Surfac|ng 56,000 m
2

Oarr|ageway Oonstruct|on 30mm Th|n Wear|ng Oourse
170mm Oomb|ned Base and B|nder Oourse
250mm of Sub-base

Exposed Kerbs 6850 m

Reta|n|ng Wa||s 3200 m

P||es [300 mm d|ameter| No. 594

P||es Tota| |ength 2,440 m

Anchors [150 mm d|ameter| No. 661

Anchor Tota| |ength 6,831 m

F||ter Dra|ns 6,200 m

Oarr|er Dra|ns 5,500 m

Dra|nage 12,000 m

Gu|||es 312 no

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Project Information Cwybodaeth am y Prosiect
Cwybodaeth am y Contract

Swm y Tendr 17.5m

Dydd|ad rho|`r Oontract 2 Awst 2002

Dechrau`r Gwa|th 22 Tachwedd 2002
Ystadegau AdeiIadu

Ooncr|d 13500 m
3

xxxxx 550 tunne||

Oyfanswm Agregau 85,200 tunne||

Graean a A||gy|chwyd 33,000 tunne|| 38%}

xxxxxxx 0%
100% of a|| earthworks mater|a|s up to the
pavement construct|on were recyc|ed from
s|te won mater|a|s}

Gwa|th Maen o |echen Natur|o| 23,000 m
2

Arwynebu`r Br|ffordd 56,000 m
2

Ade||adu`r Ffordd 30mm Owrs Treu||o Tenau
170mm Sa|| Oyfuno| a Ohwrs Rhwymo
250mm o ls-Sa||

Oyrbau Agored 6850 m

Wa||au Oynna| 3200 m

Rh|f [300 mm o |ed| Pentyrrau 594

Oyfanswm Hyd y Pentyrrau 2,440 m

Rh|f [150 mm o hyd| Angorau 661

Oyfanswm Hyd yr Angorau 6,831 m

Draen|au H|d|o 6,200 m

Draen|au O|udo 5,500 m

Draen|o 12,000 m

xxxxxx 312 no

Ohambers 153 no

Ou|verts [up to 1500 mm d|ameter| 300 m

|andscape P|ant|ng 6850 m
2

Grass Seed|ng 51,000 m
2

R|ven Fenc|ng 2266 m

Bat Ohambers 1 no

Otter Ou|verts 10 no

Water Ma|n D|vers|ons 6,000 m

Te|ecommun|cat|on D|vers|ons 7,000 m
hain Subcontractors

Hanson B|acktop

A|b|on Dr||||ng Serv|ces ||m|ted P||es and Anchors

Oe|test Saw Outt|ng

Achnashean Fenc|ng Fenc|ng and Gates

Jones Bros Earthworks

G.H. James Stone Masonry

Ash|ea |td P|ant|ng and |andscap|ng

R|ngway Road Mark|ngs

Traffc & Oommerc|a| S|gns Traffc S|gns
hain SuppIiers

Hanson Prem|x Ooncrete

Tarmac Stone

W T Burdens Dra|nage Mater|a|s

F|rwood T|mber T|mber

ROM Re|nforcement Mater|a|s

Se|ect P|ant P|ant
haster hason A|an Jones
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xxxxxxx 153 no

Oeuffosydd 300 m

P|annu T|rwedd 6850 m
2

Hadau Gwa|r 51,000 m
2

Ffens|o Ho||t 2266 m

S|amber| Yst|umod 1 no

Oeuffosydd Dyfrgwn 10 no

Dargyfe|r|o P|be||| Dwr 6,000 m

Dargyfe|r|o Te|egyfathrebu 7,000 m
Prif Isgontractwyr

Hanson Wyneb du

A|b|on Dr||||ng Serv|ces ||m|ted Pentyrrau ac Angorau

Oe|test |||fo

Achnashean Fenc|ng Ffens|o a Gat|au

Jones Bros O|oddwa|th

G.H. James Saer Maen

Ash|ea |td P|annu a Th|rweddu

R|ngway Marc|o Ffyrdd

Traffc & Oommerc|a| S|gns Arwydd|on Trafn|d|daeth
Prif Cyenwyr

Hanson Prem|x Ooncr|d

Tarmac Oarreg

W T Burdens Deunydd|au Draen|o

F|rwood T|mber Pren

ROM Deunydd|au Atgyfnerthu

Se|ect P|ant Pe|r|annau
CynIIun o'r Prosiect A|an Jones