SUMMER parking in Caernarfon could be much easier this year thanks to electronic signs directing traffic to empty spaces.
The signs are the first phase of a £2.4 million Welsh Assembly-funded project to regenerate the town.
Gwynedd Council’s senior portfolio leader for the environment Councillor Gareth Roberts said that the scheme aimed to make Caernarfon a more accessible town.
He added: “By helping to alleviate problems in locating parking spaces, particularly in the peak summer months, people will be able to enjoy their visit to
Caernarfon and hopefully take full advantage of the attractions and shops Caernarfon has to offer.”
The signs, will be in place on A487 (north and south), the A4085 and A4086 by Monday.
They will also inform drivers which car parks are full.
The work is the first stage of a £2.4 million Caernarfon Town Centre Regeneration Project which is funded through the Welsh Assembly Government’s £38 million
North Wales Regeneration Scheme.
A drop-in event displaying some of the other possible plans for Caernarfon, including possible improvements to the bus station area, Bridge Street and Bangor
Street, was held on the Maes late last year and members of the public were encouraged to present their views.
The second phase of work starting later this year.
Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration, Jocelyn Davies AM said: “Regeneration is all about making the most of what an area has to offer.
I am very pleased that Assembly Government funding is helping to make Caernarfon a more pleasant and accessible town to visit.”