Caerphilly County Borough Council is to receive £800,000 to fund transport improvements across the borough.

The money, made up of Welsh Government grants, includes £250,000 for physical improvements to bus stop infrastructure across the borough, which will reportedly make them safer.

Another £125,000 will be used to deliver the Maesycwmmer Safer Routes In Communities scheme, which will be based around the primary school to ensure the children’s safety.

The borough will also benefit from a further £425,000 of funding from the Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority, with £250,000 of this going to progressing the feasibility design study of the Metro Phase 1 at Caerphilly Interchange and £175,000 to the detailed design of the Ystrad Mynach park and ride for Metro Phase 2.

Councillor Sean Morgan, deputy leader of the council, welcomed the funding boost.

“Caerphilly council submitted ambitious bids to enhance our bus stop facilities, to create safer routes in the community and for feasibility studies to improve local transport interchanges,” he said.

“These will all complement the significant investment that has benefitted the county borough over recent years.

“I’m proud of our ongoing track record in delivering a range of exciting and beneficial transport schemes and this latest grant funding package will allow us to build on our success to date.”

The aim of the government transport funding is to deliver projects which will support economic priorities for jobs and growth, reduce unemployment, connect communities and encourage active and sustainable travel.