PART of Llandovery is going to be closed to traffic for a day in March to allow for the Daffodil Challenge cycle event to take place.

Carmarthenshire County Council placed a notice in the public notices section of the February 15 edition of the South Wales Guardian advising that the council intends to close a road to the public.

The closure will be implemented from 8am until 11.59pm on Sunday, March 5.

Market Square, Llandovery, from the junction with Broad Street will be closed for a distance of 165 metres in a north-easterly direction to the junction with Stone Street.

During the closure period stated above, no person is allowed to drive a vehicle along the street or permit someone else to drive a vehicle along the street.

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There will be an alternative route in place for north-eastbound traffic which will be to proceed in a north-easterly direction along the TR A40 to the junction with Stone Street, turning left at the junction- and proceeding in a north-westerly direction to return at a point north-east of the closure.

During this time, pedestrian access will be maintained to the surrounding premises and adjacent streets and any police, fire brigade or ambulance vehicles attending an emergency or motor vehicles being used for the event and those permitted by a police officer in uniform will be allowed exceptions to the order.

The Daffodil Challenge cycle event is an annual event which has now been moved to Llandovery. More information can be found by visiting https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/276799/Daffodil-Ride&source=website-ems?fbclid=IwAR2jVDWJ9Sb0aWCDcYRdgt6BecrIhIXs2TAQQrugkHnyPzgT0N3Icphzw4w