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Mae’r datganiad hwn yn rhoi’r manylion diweddaraf am yr Astudiaeth o Ddiogelwch yr A44\.

Yn dilyn y ddamwain drasig ar y ffordd hon yr haf diwethaf, addewais y byddwn yn edrych ar yr hyn y gellid ei wneud i wella diogelwch, yn enwedig rhwng Aberystwyth a Llangurig. Y darn hwn o ffordd unffrwd yw’r uchaf ei risg ar rwydwaith cefnffyrdd Cymru.

Mae damweiniau wedi digwydd  ar hyd y 40km cyfan o’r A44, gyda rhai clystyrau o ddamweiniau mewn mannau penodol. Byddai’n eithriadol o anodd a chostus  newid trywydd y ffordd hon oherwydd y tirwedd sydd o bobtu iddi. Mae angen inni ganolbwyntio ar wella’r ffordd bresennol felly.

Cymerwyd camau eisoes i wella’r mannau lle cafwyd clystyrau o ddamweiniau, ar droiadau Pantybenny, Milestone 15 a Chwmbrwyno.  Mae gwell marciau ffordd ac arwyddion ac arwyneb newydd wedi profi’n effiethiol yn y mannau hyn. Byddwn yn parhau i fonitro effaith y mesurau hyn ac yn ystyried eu hestyn ar hyd y ffordd i gyd.  
    
Nododd yr Astudiaeth fannau eraill lle bu clystyrau o ddamweiniau, yn Sweet Lamb , Six Sycamores ac Allt\-y\-Gwreiddyn. Cynhelir ymchwiliadau pellach i’r damweiniau, yn ogystal ag astudiaethau ataliol, a rhoddir unrhyw argymhellion ar waith wedyn.

Mae adolygiad o’r cyfyngiadau cyflymder yn cael ei gynnal ar hyn o bryd ar draws y rhwydwaith cyfan o gefnffyrdd, gan gynnwys yr A44\. Bwriedir cyhoeddi’r canlyniadau ym mis Ionawr. Byddwn yn addasu ein strategaeth i ystyried y canlyniad ac yn rhoi mesurau ategol ar wairh i wella diogelwch.

Yn ogystal â gwella peirianneg y ffordd, bydd angen inni orfodi ac addysgu hefyd. Byddwn yn gweithio gyda’n partneriaid a’n rhanddeiliaid ar ymgyrchoedd i hyrwyddo gwell ymddygiad gan ddefnyddwyr y ffyrdd.

Mae Heddlu Dyfed Powys wedi ymrwymo i’n cynorthwyo ni i leihau’r damweiniau angheuol ar y ffordd drwy gymryd camau gweithredu sy’n targedu grwpiau a lleoliadau risg uchel. Mae eu hymgyrch, sef Operation Darwen, yn cynnwys yr A44, ac mae wedi bod yn llwyddiannus dros ben yn newid ymddygiad gwrthgymdeithasol rhai beicwyr modur ac yn gorfodi lle’r oedd angen. Mae’r heddlu wedi cynyddu eu gweithgarwch ar yr ymgyrch hon mewn ymateb i nifer y gwrthdrawiadau rhwng cerbydau ar y ffordd eleni, ac mae mentrau eraill yn mynd i gael eu cyflwyno yn ystod cyfnodau o dywydd braf.

Bydd Heddlu Dyfed Powys yn defnyddio’r radio’r flwyddyn nesaf i ddarlledu eu neges ynghylch diogelwch ar y ffyrdd. Maen nhw eisioes wedi bod yn defnyddio’r cyfryngau cymdeithasol i atgyfnerthu’r neges i feicwyr modur sy’n gyrru’n beryglus.

 

  






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This statement provides an update on the A44 Route Safety Study.


Following the tragic accident on this road this summer, I committed to looking at what could be done to improve safety, particularly between Aberystwyth and Llangurig, which is the highest risk single carriageway road on the trunk road network.


The accidents that have occurred on the route are spread over the entire 40km length with a few clustered at specific sites. Changing the alignment of the road would be extremely difficult and costly due to the surrounding terrain. Therefore, we need to focus on improvements to the existing road.


Action has already been taken to address accident cluster sites at Pantybenny bends, Milestone 15 Bends and Cwmbrwyno Bends. Improved road markings, signing and surface treatments have proved effective at these locations. We will continue to monitor the impact of these measures and consider extending them along the whole route.    

    

The study identified additional cluster sites between Sweet Lamb and Six Sycamores and Allt\-y\-Gwreiddyn. Further site specific collision investigations and prevention studies will now be undertaken at these locations and any subsequent recommendations implemented.


A review of speed limits is currently underway across the whole of the trunk road network, including the A44\. The results are due to be published in January. We will adapt our strategy to take into account the outcome and may implement additional measures to improve safety.  


As well as engineering improvements, we also need to use enforcement and education measures. We will be working with our partners and stakeholders on campaigns to promote better road user behaviour.


Dyfed Powys Police are committed to assisting us in reducing casualties through the use of targeted operations focussed on high risk groups and locations. Their campaign, Operation Darwen, which includes the A44, has already been highly successful in targeting the anti\-social behaviour of some motorcyclists and carrying out general enforcement where necessary. They have stepped up activity in direct response to the number of road traffic collisions this year, with additional initiatives linked to predicted periods of fine weather.


Dyfed Powys Police will also be using radio next year to broadcast their road safety message. They have already been using social media to reinforce the message of dangerous motorcycling.