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Work starts on facelift for Llanelli car park

Work on giving Llanelli’s Murray Street Multi Storey car park a makeover worth £1.75 million has started. The work will be carried out in seven phases over a year to limit as much as possible the loss of parking spaces as each of the seven levels is refurbished. In the first phase next week there will be the immediate loss of 135 spaces of the 527 in the car park as level six and seven are the first to be tackled. This is not thought to cause any problems because electronic occupancy registering shows that the multi storey car park is infrequently more than half full other than during the Christmas season. There will be a reducing impact as each of the remaining levels is tackled with the loss of between 94 and 41 spaces. The works include the partial covering of the structure with eye mesh cladding, new lifts, new lighting, bay and lane markings, concrete repairs and treatment to the entrances to the St Elli Centre. The works will give the 40-year-old car park an extended life o...

New taxi rank for Llanelli

A new Llanelli taxi rank is being provided in Murray Street. The rank will run for 30 metres on the town side of the street between the Cowell Street Junction with Murray Street and the Station Road traffic lights. Both the taxi fraternity and Carmarthenshire’s council senior licensing officer have been requesting additional taxi ranks in the own centre. There is an existing taxi rank in Market Street but it is felt there is need for an additional dedicated on street taxi waiting area to the west of the main shopping precinct. County transport executive board member, Cllr Philip Hughes, said: “The new rank will increase the provision of waiting areas, reduce the potential for crime and anti social behaviour on Murray Street and support trade in the town centre.” There has been consultation with all local members, police, the Road Haulage Association and motoring organisations. There was an objection from Llanelli Town Council concerned the new rank could cause traffic travelling towa...