Rhiwbina Living Issue 57

Beulah Road residents and
businesses concern at HGV traffic
news
Rhiwbina Living
celebrates 15
years in the
community
Residents and businesses on
Beulah Road have voiced their
concerns about the dramatic influx
of HGV traffic using Rhiwbina village
as a diversion.
Large vehicles, including
articulated lorries have been
using Beulah Road after traffic was
diverted away from a bridge on
Caerphilly Road that is undergoing
repairs.
A Council spokesperson told the
press:
"The Council has implemented
on-street signs to direct HGV traffic
along the diversion route, which is
Heathwood Road and Fidlas Road.
However, recent traffic monitoring
indicates that some HGVs are
continuing to travel via Beulah Road
and through Rhiwbina village. This
could be due to the bridge height
restrictions on the Heathwood
Split recycling
scheme set to
be rolled out
across Cardiff
Cardiff Council's split recycling
scheme is set to be rolled out
across the city, despite a less-thanfavourable
response from Rhiwbina
residents that took part in the trial.
Around 4,000 homes in areas across
Cardiff, including Rhiwbina, took
part in the six-month pilot to gauge
whether the new system would work.
The trial saw recyclables separated
out by residents themselves and
placed into three reusable specific
containers for collection. This
replaced the single-use green plastic
bags that most residents have been
familiar with for many years.
Road/Fidlas Road route.
"To clarify, any vehicle weighing
over 18 tonnes should use the
Heathwood Road/Fidlas Road
route. Any vehicle that is higher
than 14.9 foot cannot use this route
and has to use Beulah Road. The
Council is unable to stop HGV
traffic using Beulah Road, without
an additional Traffic Regulation
Order (TRO) being put in place. Due
to the ongoing road works in this
area, from a network management
perspective, this isn’t feasible
until the road works have been
completed on Caerphilly Road first."
Several businesses have told the
Council that the increase in HGV
traffic has affected trade during
an important time of the year.
Residents has also said that the
noise levels have also increased
since the diversion.
Feedback from the residents
showed that they weren't happy
with the arrangements, with storage
problems being the main issue.
Cardiff Council said that despite the
feedback, the trials had helped with
their recycling targets.
"Kerbside sort recycling will be
rolled out city-wide over the next two
years, as it is the Welsh Government’s
preferred method of collecting
recycling from residents’ homes," said
a Council spokesperson.
Rhiwbina's award-winning
community magazine has
celebrated 15 years of
publication.
Rhiwbina Living was first
launched in November 2007
and has gone on to provide an
effective marketing platform
for local businesses, and
something that the local
residents genuinely love.
Co-editor Patric Morgan said:
"When we published our first
issue, we had no idea that we'd
still be here 15 years later. We
are very proud of the fact that
we've been able to continually
produce a high-quality
publication that the community
can be proud of. We are also
proud of the fact that we have
been able to support so many
local businesses during that
time, especially during the
challenges that we have all
faced during recent times."
The magazine has won
awards both at regional level,
and at national level, including
a Cardiff Business Award.
"We've met some wonderful
people along the way, and
have made some lifelong
memories. We will strive to
continue the work to our
best ability on behalf of our
advertisers, and to provide
the Rhiwbina people with
something worthwhile to read,"
added Patric.
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