Brynglas
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| Statistics | |
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| Population: | About 300 |
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| OS grid reference: | Maps for ? |
| Administration | |
| Principal council | Newport City Council |
| Community council: | Shaftesbury |
| UK Parliament: | Newport West |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Postal district: | NP20 5 |
| Dialling code: | 01633 |
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Bynglas (Welsh: Blue Hill)
Street Names: Brynglas Rd. Brynglas Dr. Brynglas Close. Brynglas Court. Bryn-Bevan.
Famous Landmarks: Brynglas House. Crindau House (Oldest house in Newport). Brynglas Primary School. Lodge Hotel. Brynglas Tunnels.
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[edit] Summary
Brynglas is an Area of Newport, South Wales which is well known for its great views overlooking the town. Bynglas has a population of about 300 habitants and consists of a Primary school, Housing, and Brynglas House.
[edit] Brynglas Rd.
This was the first Road to be built in the Brynglas Area. The houses were privately owned.The road originally led to nothing. Later on, a council estate, Brynglas Drive was added.
[edit] Brynglas Dr
The concrete structured housing was quickly built post war and were originally built and owned by Newport Borough. Most of the housing now has been bought privately but Newport City Coucil still own some.
[edit] Brynglas Court
This area consists of council style flats
[edit] Brynglas Close
This area consists of council style flats
[edit] Bryn Bevan
This area is off Brynglas Road and is the latest addition to the Brynglas Area. The simple styled housing, was very cost effective and has great views overlooking the town.
[edit] Brynglas Tunnel
The Brynglas Tunnels carry the M4 motorway under Brynglas Hill in Newport. The 1,200 ft-long twin-bored tunnels were the first tunnels in the British motorway network and are still the only bored tunnels.
The tunnels and adjacent Usk bridge were originally planned by Newport Corporation in August 1959 in a plan submitted to the Ministry of Transport. Work started on 10 September 1962 and both structures were complete and open to traffic by 1967.
Almost as soon as the M4 Newport bypass (junctions 24-28) had opened, the traffic levels had grown to such a degree that the road had to be widened to three lanes in each direction. This was finished in 1982 but with the exception of the tunnels and Usk bridge which remained as dual two-lane sections. During the original construction several houses on Brynglas Road (where the modern Newport Lodge Hotel now stands) had to be demolished due to strucural weaknesses caused by the tunnelling. Therefore the technical challenges and risk associated with widening the existing tunnels in a highly built-up area were found to be too great. The tunnels remain a bottleneck on the motorway and as of 2004 an entirely new bypass south of the city has been proposed.
