Work is set to begin to install a number of electric vehicle charging points across Bridgend County Borough this year, it has been announced by the local council. The installations, which have been funded through the Welsh Government’s Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Transformation fund, will see 11 new charging points installed at a number of sites across the borough in the coming months.
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The roll-out is part of a wider regional project to support users of electric cars and vans in Wales, so they can access vehicle charging points in public car parks. The first installations in the county borough are expected to be operational by September 2022. The locations where the charge points will be installed are:
- Brackla Street surface, Bridgend town centre
- Pencoed Railway Station Park & Ride Car Park
- Tremains Road Car Park, Bridgend town centre
- Neath Road, Heol Ty Gwyn, Maesteg
- Hillsboro Place Car Park, Porthcawl
- Eastern Promenade, Porthcawl
- The Rhiw Multi-Storey Car Park, Bridgen
- Maesteg Multi-Storey Car Park, Llynfi Road, Maesteg
- The Esplanade, Porthcawl Seafront, Porthcawl
- Tondu Road Car Park, Lewis Avenue, Bridgend town centre
- Sarn Station Park and Ride, Heol Persondy, Sarn
Councillor John Spanswick, cabinet member for communities, said the new installations were an important step as the demand for charge points is expected to increase in the coming years. He said: "These additional charging points will play a key part in decarbonising transport and support the shift towards cleaner vehicles. To enable drivers to make the switch from older, more polluting vehicles to electric, they need to be confident that plugging in will be convenient and hassle free.
"With the demand for charging points expected to increase significantly in coming years, we are pleased to start the installations across the county borough. Ensuring everyone has easy access to these charging points will help support our decarbonisation plans.
"We are also finalising plans for installations in other car parks in the county borough, including Garw and Ogmore Life Centres and Ynysawdre, Pencoed and Pyle swimming pools." You can read more of our stories from Bridgend here.
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