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10/04/2026

Construction Set To Start On Caldicot Active Travel Route

Building a 500-metre section of new active travel path in Caldicot is due to get under way this month.

The Caldicot Multi-User Route (MUR) will plug into the broader Severnside active travel network in Monmouthshire.

It will link the northern terminus of the completed Caldicot Links route, which follows the former railway, to the existing west–east path through Caldicot Castle Country Park.

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Monmouthshire County Council has collaborated with Burroughs and TACP (UK) Ltd to draw up the route’s outline design.

Construction is expected to continue until June 2026.

For the safety of country park visitors, access to work zones will be restricted while construction takes place.

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