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| Nato Summit Wales set to cause traffic congestion | Nato Summit Wales set to cause traffic congestion |
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| World leaders are due to start arriving in Wales later for the Nato summit in Newport - with a warning of an increase in traffic disruption. | World leaders are due to start arriving in Wales later for the Nato summit in Newport - with a warning of an increase in traffic disruption. |
| Roads between the Celtic Manor Resort and Cardiff are most likely to be hit, but there are no plans to close the M4. | Roads between the Celtic Manor Resort and Cardiff are most likely to be hit, but there are no plans to close the M4. |
| Traffic is already feeling the squeeze in Cardiff with lane closures to make room for security fences. | Traffic is already feeling the squeeze in Cardiff with lane closures to make room for security fences. |
| Cardiff Airport is expecting VIPs to start arriving on Tuesday, but says it will be "business as usual" for others. | Cardiff Airport is expecting VIPs to start arriving on Tuesday, but says it will be "business as usual" for others. |
| People have been urged to allow extra time for their journeys or use public transport wherever possible. | People have been urged to allow extra time for their journeys or use public transport wherever possible. |
| Newport disruption | Newport disruption |
| Road closures in Newport have been limited to the area around the Celtic Manor Resort on the outskirts of the city, which is hosting the summit on Thursday and Friday. | Road closures in Newport have been limited to the area around the Celtic Manor Resort on the outskirts of the city, which is hosting the summit on Thursday and Friday. |
| Official government transport advice for the duration of the summit says there is no intention to close the M4 at any point, and that "significant disruption" should be limited to particular pinch-points when delegations arrive and depart from the Celtic Manor. | Official government transport advice for the duration of the summit says there is no intention to close the M4 at any point, and that "significant disruption" should be limited to particular pinch-points when delegations arrive and depart from the Celtic Manor. |
| Thursday evening and Friday morning rush-hours have been identified as the times most likely to be affected by congestion. | Thursday evening and Friday morning rush-hours have been identified as the times most likely to be affected by congestion. |
| Cardiff lane closures | Cardiff lane closures |
| In Cardiff city centre, the installation of security fencing has already resulted in lane closures around Cardiff Castle and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which are hosting events for delegates during the summit, prompting an outcry from taxi drivers about "absolute chaos". | In Cardiff city centre, the installation of security fencing has already resulted in lane closures around Cardiff Castle and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which are hosting events for delegates during the summit, prompting an outcry from taxi drivers about "absolute chaos". |
| Motorists are being urged to use public transport or park-and-ride facilities at Pentwyn and Leckwith, or allow more time for their journeys. | Motorists are being urged to use public transport or park-and-ride facilities at Pentwyn and Leckwith, or allow more time for their journeys. |
| Airport arrivals | Airport arrivals |
| Cardiff Airport said it was gearing up for one of the biggest ever events of its kind on UK soil. | Cardiff Airport said it was gearing up for one of the biggest ever events of its kind on UK soil. |
| An extra 100 staff from a range of agencies will be on duty to run a temporary terminal built specifically to handle the Nato traffic. | An extra 100 staff from a range of agencies will be on duty to run a temporary terminal built specifically to handle the Nato traffic. |
| Chief of staff Jason Thomas said: "It's an extremely major operation - we have been working on it for close to a year. | Chief of staff Jason Thomas said: "It's an extremely major operation - we have been working on it for close to a year. |
| "We've split our whole operation in two for the duration of the Nato summit. | "We've split our whole operation in two for the duration of the Nato summit. |
| "We've built a temporary terminal near the British Airways site, essentially duplicating the existing terminal, ready to welcome the delegates. | "We've built a temporary terminal near the British Airways site, essentially duplicating the existing terminal, ready to welcome the delegates. |
| "We're still running our day-to-day operations - for passengers it will be business as usual." | "We're still running our day-to-day operations - for passengers it will be business as usual." |
| "We are genuinely really excited - it provides an opportunity for us to give Nato delegates a warm welcome to Wales, and an opportunity to showcase what we've done in the last 18 months to transform the airport." | "We are genuinely really excited - it provides an opportunity for us to give Nato delegates a warm welcome to Wales, and an opportunity to showcase what we've done in the last 18 months to transform the airport." |
| Mr Thomas said people should allow more time for their journeys to and from the airport in case of road congestion, with a limited number of restrictions. | Mr Thomas said people should allow more time for their journeys to and from the airport in case of road congestion, with a limited number of restrictions. |
| Chief Superintendent Joe Ruddy of South Wales Police said: "Although a variety of summit attendees will start to arrive from Tuesday, we are working to reduce any significant traffic disruption within the road network around Cardiff International and access routes to airport." | Chief Superintendent Joe Ruddy of South Wales Police said: "Although a variety of summit attendees will start to arrive from Tuesday, we are working to reduce any significant traffic disruption within the road network around Cardiff International and access routes to airport." |
| Aviation enthusiasts hoping to catch a glimpse of a world leader's plane are being provided with a private parking area at the Porthkerry caravan site. | Aviation enthusiasts hoping to catch a glimpse of a world leader's plane are being provided with a private parking area at the Porthkerry caravan site. |
| Extra trains | |
| Arriva Trains Wales is adding extra capacity and services between Cardiff and Newport during the Nato summit, as well as more staff at stations to deal with the 25,000 extra passengers expected. | |
| Customer services director Lynne Milligan said Arriva Trains Wales had been working with Network Rail and British Transport Police to see what could be done on Thursday and Friday. | |
| There will be an extra train an hour running in both directions between Cardiff and Newport to meet the expected extra demand. | |
| "We've put the 25,000 extra people expected into the capacity for those couple of days, and we will have an hourly shuttle in addition to the normal train service between Newport and Cardiff," she said. | |
| "With the government recommending people avoid the roads because of delays - and I think everyone will expect delays - it feels quite a good way to support that by putting these extra hourly trains in each direction." | |
| But First Great Western, which runs the Swansea to London Paddington service, said there were no plan to run extra train or increase capacity. |