Bridgend Council has approved the reallocation of £141,000 of funding to deliver active travel improvements associated with a classroom expansion at Bryntirion Comprehensive School (pdf).
A new four-classroom block is set to be built at the school, funded partly by Section 106 contributions from nearby housing developments.
One of the planning conditions attached to the new block was that a new walking/cycling route needs to be provided along Merlin Crescent (linking to the existing route running towards Heol y Nant) before the block can be opened.
Bridgend Council applied for Welsh Government active travel funding as part of a wider programme in Bryntirion but was unsuccessful. However, as the active travel improvements are a planning condition, the works have to be funded regardless.
Subject to Cabinet approval, £141,000 of underspends on school modernisation projects in Brynmenyn, the Garw Valley and Mynydd Cynffig will be reallocated to deliver the improvements.
The new teaching block is expected to be available from February 2025.
