A4241 road

A4241
Port Talbot Peripheral Distributor Road
Major junctions
Northwest end	Baglan
Major intersections	A48 M4
Southeast end	Port Talbot
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Wales
Primary destinations	Port Talbot
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

TheA4241 Port Talbot Peripheral Distributor Roadis adistributor roadservingPort Talbot,Wales.

Route

The A4241 begins at the Sunnycroft roundabout inBaglannearBaglan railway stationtraversing Seaway Parade in a south westerly direction, where it serves theBaglan Bayarea and the Baglan Energy Park, until the junction with Afan Way. The route then continues in a south easterly direction along Afan Way, serving theSandfieldshousing estate to the southwest and theBaglan Industrial ParkandNeath Port Talbot Hospitalto the northeast. The A4241 then, crosses theRiver Afanand traverses the northern area ofPort Talbot docks.It then continues past the steelworks where it joins theA48and theM4 motorwayat M4 Junction 38.

Port Talbot Peripheral Distributor Road

Premise

The Peripheral Distributor Road was developed to assist in the industrial and commercial development of the south western area of Port Talbot, to free the flow of traffic from the busy section of theM4 motorwaybetween Junctions 38 atMargamand Junction 41 at Baglan and to provide environmental improvements, by way of reduced traffic noise and pollution, to the populated residential areas between these junctions.

The route of the A4241 provides access to land that is available for development and also removes local traffic from the M4 which is approaching full capacity around Port Talbot. It is also forecast that traffic volumes will rise in the future by 40%.Since the areas beside the elevated section is well developed, it is not feasible to widen the motorway.

Development and construction

The Peripheral Distributor Road scheme is funded by theWelsh Assembly GovernmentTransport Grant,Objective 1and theLocal Regeneration Fund.The scheme was designed byNeath Port Talbot County Borough Counciland tendered under the Engineering and Construction Contract, Option D. The successful tenderer was theHochtiefGriffiths Joint Venture.

The route is being developed in stages:

Stage	Details	Start Date	Completion
1a	The dualling of Seaway Parade from Baglan to Lonlas. The work was completed alongside the M4 Extension.
1b	The dualling of Afan Way.	12 September 2005	February 2007
1c	Stage 1c included the construction of 1.1 km of a new dual 7.3m carriageway with 2 new roundabouts, footways, a cycleway, new lighting and landscaping works. This section is the central portion of the intended complete route running from M4 Junction 38 to the Sunnycroft roundabout on the A48. It connects the existing A48 roundabout near Port Tabot bus station to the Port Talbot Industrial Estate,Port Talbot Docksand Afan Way. The development of this stage involved the purchase of private land, including business premises which needed to be demolished. Traffic calming measures were introduced to Water Street (the existing well used thoroughfare between central Port Talbot and Sandfields) to encourage use of the new route.	June 2004	30 November 2005.
2 Harbour Way Project	Stage 2 will link the southern end of Stage 1c/Water Street in the Port Talbot Industrial Estate with the M4 Motorway at Junction 38 (Margam Interchange). The route will continue parallel with Dock Road up to Oakwood Road and then cross the vacant land parallel to therailway line.The new road will cross the railway at the existing Corus entrance on Cefn Cwrgan Road, following which, it runs south east across the southern area of the Corus Sports and Social club and adjoining fields, then finally to the Junction with the M4. Environmental works will be carried out to discourage motorists from using the stretch of the A48 through the built up residential areas ofTaibachandMargamand to use the new route instead.	14 December 2010	22 August 2013