Gondola Line Works are Moving Forward
Over the coming weeks and months, tree felling will continue as part of the construction programme for the Skyline Swansea Project. This work is focused on the gondola corridor and is an important step in delivering the gondola line.
What does this mean?
- Some of the works will be visible from nearby roads but are not expected to affect traffic flow or public access. No traffic management measures are required.
- Public access to the hill is maintained throughout.
- A safety exclusion zone is in place around the active work area. A banksman will be in place to manage safe passage where a pathway crosses the active work site.
- The works are being carried out under the supervision of certified ecologists.
All vegetation removed will be mulched to support renewable energy generation and replaced with native broadleaf species, native shrubs, and grassland seeding as part of the project’s biodiversity commitments.
For questions, get in touch at [email protected] or via the contact form on this site.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Tree felling is continuing along the approved gondola corridor as planned. The works are being carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted by Swansea Council and are a necessary step in delivering the gondola line.
No. Although some of the works will be visible from nearby roads, they are not expected to affect traffic flow or public access. The only interaction with the highway will be construction vehicles entering and leaving the site, and no traffic management measures are required.
Yes. A certified ecologist from EDP is supervising the works throughout to ensure they are carried out in line with the ecological requirements set out in the project’s planning permission.
Yes. Every tree removed as part of the project will be replaced with native broadleaf species, alongside native shrubs and grassland seeding, at a minimum ratio of three new native plants for every one removed. Procurement of native tree whips and meadow seed is already underway as part of the site’s restoration and landscaping programme.
Yes. Public access to Kilvey Hill is being maintained throughout the works. Where construction activities intersect with existing pathways, a banksman will be on site to manage safe passage for visitors.