{"id":1741,"date":"2025-08-26T11:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:41:47","slug":"a55-colwyn-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/a55-colwyn-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"A55, Colwyn Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1692\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/A55-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/A55-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/A55-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/A55-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/A55.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The A55 which was rerouted from further up in the town to run alongside the railway in 1960s. The move alleviated the bad congestion on the main road through town but also killed the footfall for local shops on Abergele Road. The main road is now a significant barrier between the town proper and the Promenade (along with the railway) \u2013 see photos below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1696\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/Beach-c-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/Beach-c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/Beach-c.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1719\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/Pier-c-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/Pier-c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/Pier-c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/justclp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2025\/08\/Pier-c.jpg 789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The A55 which was rerouted from further up in the town to run alongside the railway in 1960s. 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