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I am writing to update members on our plans for Transport Infrastructure in North Wales. 


Members will be aware of The National Transport Finance Plan, which was updated in 2017 and sets out our programme for the next three years and beyond, across Wales. This includes investing over £600 million in transport infrastructure improvements across North Wales over the coming years.


Modernising transport in North Wales will contribute to the achievement of our well\-being objectives. It will provide the right platform to deliver sustainable economic development, connecting people, communities and business to employment, services, facilities and markets through reliable, resilient infrastructure. It will also support an integrated approach to deliver the transition to a lower carbon and climate resistant society. 


A key theme in the North Wales Growth Deal is better connectivity with a call for improved journey times on roads and rail. Specific projects are still under consideration and include a mixture of local and regional proposals. 


We have an ambitious vision for transport in North Wales but we cannot achieve this on our own. It will require collaboration with a number of agencies on both sides of the border to deliver a transport system that meets the needs of people in the region and those who visit the area, enabling better access to existing and planned employment opportunities. 


Partners on both sides of the border can contribute to the delivery of the vision through the targeting of their own resources to develop transformational change across the area.


With regards to specific projects, the following list details the road projects we are currently undertaking in North Wales:


A494/A55/A548Deeside Corridor Improvement Scheme


A487 Caernarfon to Bontnewydd bypass


Third Menai Crossing


A55 J15 \- 16 improvement scheme   


A55 Abergwyngregyn \- Tai’r Meibion Improvement scheme


A494 River Dee Bridge Improvement 


A483 Wrexham Bypass Junctions 3 \- 6 Improvement


A5/A483 South of Wrexham Bypass to English Border Improvement 


The following locations are also being considered as part of the £24 million pinch point and overtaking opportunity programme which commenced in 2017\. 


A483 Wrexham Bypass 


A5/A483 Halton Roundabout  


A55 J20 Colwyn Bay West End Slip Road 


A55/A470 J19 Glan Conwy Interchange \& Black Cat Roundabout 


A55 Resilience Project


A487 Parc Menai Business Park Roundabout


The study into the resilience of the A55 and A494 corridor, which is reviewing the requirements of the route from Chester to Holyhead, has already produced some quick and short term win projects. Further short, medium and long term improvement options identified through the study are now being progressed through a Stage 2 WelTAG study for further appraisal. 


Last year, I announced my intention to develop business cases for rail enhancement schemes in North and South Wales. Professor Mark Barry has led the development of the case for investment in rail infrastructure. The summary of the case for investment was published in the summer and sets out an overarching vision and set of objectives for the North Wales mainlines, and the Wrexham to Merseyside line. The first step in that process is the development of the strategic and economic cases for investment in Wales’ rail infrastructure in these areas and I will be making a further announcement on the progress we have made with this study. This work is already informing the individual scheme strategic outline business cases currently being developed by the Department for Transport which I expect to frame the development of an ambitious, realistic, and equitable rail investment programme for Wales.


Welsh Government continues to be engaged with Growth Track 360 members and partners including Warrington Cheshire East, Network Rail (Wales and London North West). It is important this relationship continues to maintain the cross\-border alignment on rail improvements and to push for investment in infrastructure


Work on delivering the North East Wales Metro is progressing well and there is good engagement with key partners from both sides of the border. The Deeside Plan, Mersey Dee Alliance Growth Prospectus and the West and Wales Rail prospectus will all help inform the further development of the North East Metro vision. The development of schemes for an integrated Shotton station and a new Deeside Parkway station is ongoing. Proposals for a Wrexham General integrated transport hub are being taken forward as part of a wider Mold Road Wrexham development corridor study. This is in addition to the £10m I have committed at improving rail infrastructure in the Wrexham area that will go towards enabling more trains to travel via Wrexham and the surrounding area. Funding has also been provided to Flintshire County Council for schemes to improve access to and within Deeside Industrial Park with a focus on bus and active travel, and to Wrexham County Borough Council for improvements to Wrexham Bus Station.


Despite challenging budget settlements from the UK Government we have maintained Bus Services Support Grant allocations to local authorities at £25m pa. Each local authority determines which bus and community transport services to support using BSSG and its own budgets, according to its assessment of local priorities and circumstances. 


Consideration of the options for enhancing arrangements for bus service delivery is already underway. Particular focus is being given to the possibility of creating a National Bus Network, achieving improved service and ticket integration, enhancing back office functions, ensuring a supportive legislative framework and the provision of a comprehensive and strategic funding package  A White Paper to further develop these proposals is being constructed.


We also assist Local Authorities by providing funding so that they are able to complete Local Transport and Active Travel projects. Please see below details of successful applications for 2018/19


**Local Transport Funding:**


Anglesey \- £441,008


Conwy \- £1,472,366


Denbighshire \- £424,464


Flintshire \- £1,237,301


Gwynedd \- £460,300


Wrexham \- £483,191


**Active Travel Fund:**


Anglesey \- £0


Conwy \- £191,000


Denbighshire \- £330,000


Flintshire \- £1,767,000


Gwynedd \- £0


Wrexham \- £120,000


I have already announced Transport for Wales (TfW) intention to establish a Business Unit in Wrexham and I will provide a further update on progress in early 2019\. TfW are already working from our Llandudno Junction office to support Welsh Government to deliver the Metro programme. They are also working closely with local authorities in the region as part of the Bus Service Review. 


There is huge potential to deliver economic growth in North Wales. A modern, high quality integrated transport system is fundamental to achieving that potential and I am committed to investing in that work to ensure this region is a competitive and connected component of the UK economy.


Further information regarding the National Transport Finance Plan 2017 update can be found on our website at: 


https://beta.gov.wales/national\-transport\-finance\-plan\-2017\-update 







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Rwy’n ysgrifennu i ddiweddaru aelodau ar ein cynlluniau ar gyfer Seilwaith Trafnidiaeth yn y Gogledd. 


Bydd aelodau’n ymwybodol o’r Cynllun Cyllid Trafnidiaeth Cenedlaethol, a ddiweddarwyd yn 2017 ac sy’n amlinellu ein rhaglen ar gyfer y tair blynedd nesaf a thu hwnt, ledled Cymru. Mae hyn yn cynnwys buddsoddi dros £600 miliwn mewn gwelliannau i’r seilwaith trafnidiaeth ledled y Gogledd dros y blynyddoedd nesaf.


Bydd moderneiddio trafnidiaeth yn y Gogledd yn cyfrannu at gyflawni ein hamcanion llesiant. Bydd yn darparu’r cyfrwng priodol i gyflawni datblygiad economaidd cynaliadwy, cysylltu pobl, cymunedau a busnes â chyflogaeth, gwasanaethau, cyfleusterau a marchnadoedd trwy seilwaith cadarn, dibynadwy. Bydd hefyd yn cefnogi dull integredig o bontio i gymdeithas carbon is sy’n gallu gwrthsefyll yr hinsawdd. 


Un o themâu allweddol Bargen Twf y Gogledd yw gwell cysylltedd, gyda galw am amseroedd teithio byrrach ar y ffyrdd ac ar y rheilffyrdd. Mae prosiectau penodol yn dal i gael eu hystyried ac yn cynnwys cymysgedd o gynigion lleol a rhanbarthol. 


Mae gennym weledigaeth uchelgeisiol ar gyfer trafnidiaeth yn y Gogledd, ond ni allwn gyflawni’r weledigaeth hon yn annibynnol. Bydd angen i ni gydweithredu ag amryw o asiantaethau o boptu’r ffin i gyflawni system drafnidiaeth sy’n diwallu anghenion pobl yn y rhanbarth a’r rhai sy’n ymweld â’r ardal, gan alluogi gwell mynediad at gyfleoedd cyflogaeth sy’n bodoli’n barod a’r rhai sydd yn yr arfaeth.  


Gall partneriaid o boptu’r ffin gyfrannu at gyflawni’r weledigaeth trwy dargedu eu hadnoddau eu hunain i ddatblygu newid mawr yn y maes.


O ran prosiectau penodol, mae’r rhestr ganlynol yn rhoi manylion y prosiectau ffordd sydd ar y gweill yn y Gogledd:


Cynllun Gwella Coridor Glannau Dyfrdwy yr A494/A55/A548 


A487 Ffordd Osgoi Caernarfon i Bontnewydd


Trydedd Bont dros y Fenai


Cynllun Gwella Cyffyrdd 15 – 16 ar yr A55 


A55 Abergwyngregyn – Cynllun Gwella Tai’r Meibion


Gwella Pont Afon Dyfrdwy ar yr A494 


Gwella Cyffyrdd 3 – 6 ar yr A483 – Ffordd Osgoi Wrecsam


Gwella’r A5/A483 i’r De o Ffordd Osgoi Wrecsam i’r Ffin â Lloegr 


Mae'r lleoliadau canlynol hefyd yn cael eu hystyried fel rhan o’r  £24 miliwn rhaglen pwynt pwyso a chyfleoedd goddiweddyd a chychwynnodd yn 2017: 


A483 Ffordd Osgoi Wrecsam 


A5/A483 Cylchdro Halton 


A55 J20 Bae Colwyn Slipffyrdd Gorllewinol 


A55/A470 J19 Cyfnewidfa Glan Conwy a Chylchdro Black Cat 


A55 Prosiect Cydnerthedd


A487 Cylchdro Parc Busnes Menai


Mae’r astudiaeth i gydnerthedd coridor yr A55 a’r A494, sy’n adolygu gofynion y llwybr o Gaer i Gaergybi, eisoes wedi cynhyrchu prosiectau atebion cyflym a thymor byr. Mae opsiynau gwella tymor byr, canolig a hir pellach a nodwyd trwy’r astudiaeth yn cael eu datblygu trwy Gam 2 astudiaeth WelTAG ar gyfer arfarniad pellach. 


Y llynedd, cyhoeddais fy mwriad i ddatblygu achosion busnes ar gyfer cynlluniau gwella rheilffyrdd yn y Gogledd a’r De. Mae’r Athro Mark Barry wedi arwain datblygiad yr achos dros fuddsoddi mewn seilwaith rheilffyrdd. Cyhoeddwyd y crynodeb o’r achos dros fuddsoddi yn yr haf, ac mae’n amlinellu gweledigaeth a chyfres o amcanion trosfwaol ar gyfer prif linellau’r Gogledd, a llinell Wrecsam i Lannau Mersi. Y cam cyntaf yn y broses honno yw datblygu’r achosion strategol ac economaidd dros fuddsoddi yn seilwaith rheilffyrdd Cymru yn yr ardaloedd hyn, a byddaf yn gwneud cyhoeddiad pellach ar y cynnydd rydym wedi’i wneud gyda’r astudiaeth hon. Mae’r gwaith hwn eisoes yn llywio achosion busnes amlinellol strategol y cynlluniau unigol sydd wrthi’n cael eu datblygu gan yr Adran Drafnidiaeth ac rwy’n disgwyl iddynt fframio datblygiad rhaglen fuddsoddi uchelgeisiol, ymarferol a theg ar gyfer y seilwaith rheilffyrdd yng Nghymru.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i ymgysylltu ag aelodau Growth Track 360 a phartneriaid, gan gynnwys Warrington Cheshire East, Network Rail (Cymru a Gogledd\-orllewin Lloegr). Mae’n bwysig bod y berthynas hon yn parhau i gynnal yr aliniad trawsffiniol ar welliannau i reilffyrdd a gwthio am fuddsoddiad mewn seilwaith.


Mae’r gwaith ar gyflenwi Metro Gogledd\-ddwyrain Cymru yn mynd yn ei flaen yn dda ac mae ymgysylltu da â phartneriaid allweddol o boptu’r ffin. Bydd Cynllun Glannau Dyfrdwy, Prosbectws Twf Cynghrair Afonydd Mersi a Dyfrdwy a Phrosbectws Rheilffyrdd Cymru a Gorllewin Lloegr i gyd yn helpu i lywio datblygiad pellach gweledigaeth Metro Gogledd\-ddwyrain Cymru. Mae datblygiad cynlluniau ar gyfer gorsaf integredig yn Shotton a gorsaf newydd ar gyfer Deeside Parkway yn parhau. Mae cynigion ar gyfer hyb trafnidiaeth integredig yn Wrecsam yn cael eu datblygu fel rhan o astudiaeth ehangach o goridor datblygu Ffordd yr Wyddgrug, Wrecsam. Mae hyn ar ben y £10 miliwn rwyf wedi’i ymrwymo i wella seilwaith rheilffyrdd yn ardal Wrecsam a fydd yn mynd tuag at alluogi mwy o drenau i deithio trwy Wrecsam a’r cyffiniau. Darparwyd cyllid hefyd i Gyngor Sir y Fflint ar gyfer cynlluniau i wella mynediad i ac o fewn parc Stad Ddiwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy gyda ffocws ar fws a theithio llesol, ac i Gyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam ar gyfer gwelliannau i orsaf fysiau Wrecsam.


Er gwaethaf setliadau cyllideb heriol gan Lywodraeth y DU, rydym wedi cynnal dyraniadau Grant Cymorth Gwasanaethau Bws i awdurdodau lleol ar £25 miliwn y flwyddyn. Mae pob awdurdod lleol yn pennu pa wasanaethau bws a gwasanaethau trafnidiaeth cymunedol i’w cefnogi gan ddefnyddio BSSG a’i gyllidebau ei hun, yn unol â’i asesiad o flaenoriaethau ac amgylchiadau lleol. 


Mae’r opsiynau ar gyfer gwella trefniadau ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau bws wedi dechrau cael eu hystyried. Mae ffocws arbennig yn cael ei roi ar y posibilrwydd o greu Rhwydwaith Bws Cenedlaethol, gwell integreiddio gwasanaeth a thocyn, gwell swyddogaethau swyddfa gefn, sicrhau fframwaith deddfwriaethol ategol a darparu pecyn ariannu cynhwysfawr a strategol. Mae Papur Gwyn i ddatblygu’r cynigion hyn ymhellach wrthi’n cael ei baratoi.


Rydym hefyd yn cefnogi Awdurdodau Lleol trwy ddarparu gyllid fel y gallant gwblhau prosiectau Trafnidiaeth Leol a Theithio Llesol. Mae manylion y ceisiadau llwyddiannus ar gyfer 2018/19 isod.


**Cyllid Trafnidiaeth Leol:**


Ynys Môn \- £441,008


Conwy \- £1,472,366


Sir Ddinbych \- £424,464


Sir y Fflint \- £1,237,301


Gwynedd \- £460,300


Wrecsam \- £483,191


**Cronfa Teithio Llesol:**


Ynys Môn \- £0


Conwy \- £191,000


Sir Ddinbych \- £330,000


Sir y Fflint \- £1,767,000


Gwynedd \- £0


Wrecsam \- £120,000


Rwyf wedi cyhoeddi eisoes fwriad Trafnidiaeth Cymru i sefydlu Uned Fusnes yn Wrecsam, a byddaf yn darparu diweddariad pellach ar gynnydd yn gynnar yn 2019\. Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru eisoes yn gweithio o’n swyddfa yng Nghyffordd Llandudno i helpu Llywodraeth Cymru i gyflenwi’r rhaglen Metro. Maent hefyd yn gweithio’n agos gydag awdurdodau lleol yn y rhanbarth fel rhan o’r Adolygiad o Wasanaethau Bws. 


Mae yna botensial mawr i sicrhau twf economaidd yn y Gogledd. Mae system drafnidiaeth integredig fodern o safon uchel yn hollbwysig er mwyn cyflawni’r potensial hwnnw ac rwyf wedi ymrwymo i fuddsoddi yn y gwaith hwnnw i sicrhau bod y rhanbarth hwn yn rhan gystadleuol a chysylltiedig o economi’r DU.


Mae mwy o wybodaeth am ddiweddariad 2007 o’r Cynllun Cyllid Trafnidiaeth Cenedlaethol  ar gael ar ein gwefan yn: 


https://beta.llyw.cymru/diweddariad\-2017\-or\-cynllun\-cyllid\-trafnidiaeth\-cenedlaethol?\_ga\=2\.162832444\.1444279670\.1541686849\-1021192227\.1535469277