Introduction of One-Way System at Nevill Hall Hospital

Wednesday 12th April 2023 - Introduction of One-Way System

As work on Nevill Hall Hospital's Satellite Radiotherapy Centre continues throughout the site, the proposed One-Way system will be effective from Monday 17th April 2023.

During this time, please note the following:

Appropriate signage will be put in place to direct traffic around the one-way system. This will include the introduction of a number of No entry signs.
Staff and visitors are encouraged to use the main vehicular access from Brecon Road.
The bus route will change - it will enter via Brecon Road and exit via Union Road. As a consequence, the bus stop within the site has been relocated to the other side of the road.
Vehicles using the left turn access when entering the site from Brecon Road will not be able to drive through the site past the Minor Injuries Unit. Access will be limited to the Minor Injuries Unit only.
Two-way access will be maintained for vehicles using the main car-park.
Two-way access will be maintained from Union Road, but upon entering the site, all vehicles will need to join the one-way system.

The diagram below outlines the changes to the traffic flow:

Monday 9th January 2023

We're delighted to have received approval for the new £38 million Satellite Radiotherapy Centre at Nevill Hall Hospital, which is expected to be completed and operational by December 2024.

Work on the project will commence on Monday 16th January 2023, which will mean some essential changes to the provision of car parking and the management of traffic through the Nevill Hall site and may affect patients, staff and visitors who arrive at the hospital by car.

With the pre-construction phase (phase 1) having been completed at the end of last year, the construction phase will now commence.

The key changes are detailed below:

Contractors' Site Set up will commence from Monday 16th January, which will use approximately half of the existing Post-Graduate Centre car park, as well as some parking spaces on the redundant MRI Bay, the former Ante-Natal clinic and the adjacent entrance to the hospital.
- Work to cordon off the affected parking spaces will begin on Saturday 14th January, and as of Monday 16th January, patients, staff and visitors will not be able to enter or exit via this entrance.
- Patients and visitors making their own way to the Medical Admissions Unit should access via the hospital Main Entrance.

A One-Way System will be implemented to accommodate the site set up and the large construction vehicles entering and exiting the hospital site. Work to implement this will take place between 16th and 30th January.

The diagram below outlines the changes to the traffic flow:

At Point 1 on the plan- the current access from Brecon Road- only vehicles requiring access to the Minor Injuries Unit will be able to turn left as they enter the site.
Two-way traffic will still be possible between Point 1 and 2 on the plan, but the one-way system will operate between Point 2 and Point 4, it will be one-way only.
Vehicles will still be able to enter and exit the site from Union Road, but vehicles that enter will need to turn right at Point 3 on the plan where the road joins the one-way system. Vehicles are therefore encouraged to utilise the Brecon Road entrance.
Public transport vehicles will enter the site from Brecon Road and exit via Union Road.
The vast majority of the existing road between Points 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be red-lined and coned to prevent any parking along the roadway.

We would be extremely grateful if, during this time, our patients and visitors could consider alternative ways of arriving at the hospital, such as travelling by bus, being dropped off by a loved one, or lift-sharing. We would also ask that patients leave plenty of time to arrive at their appointment in case of traffic delays through the site.

We apologise for the inconvenience these unavoidable works will cause for our staff, patients and visitors, but this temporary disruption will result in a fantastic new facility to serve our population.

Thursday 1st December 2022

Due to unsuitable weather conditions, the work on the main car park that was due to take place on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th November will now be completed this weekend- Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December 2022. Please see further information and the amended dates below..

Wednesday 16th November 2022

With Welsh Government approval of the new proposed Satellite Radiotherapy Unit expected by the end of this year, this sees the start of a very exciting time for Nevill Hall Hospital and for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Following approval, the new £38 million Centre of Excellence for Cancer will be located on the site of Nevill Hall Hospital’s former Ante-Natal Unit, with completion expected within approximately two years.

As is to be expected, there are some preparatory works required before construction commences, which will mean some essential temporary changes to the provision of car parking and the management of traffic through the Nevill Hall site.

The key proposed changes will be undertaken in two phases;

Phase 1 - Pre-Construction - Saturday 3^rd and Sunday 4^th December (previously 19th and 20th November)

Work to create additional car parking spaces in the hospital’s main car park will take place over the weekend of the 3^rd & 4^th December (previously 19^th and 20^th November), as outlined below, meaning that some car parking spaces will be temporarily unavailable whilst this work is ongoing over the weekend.

Phase 2 – Construction - Date to be Confirmed

The construction site set up will use approximately half of the existing Post-Graduate Centre car park, as well as some parking spaces immediately adjacent to the former Ante-Natal clinic. To compensate for these lost spaces, additional parking will be created through the above-mentioned reconfiguration of the main car park, and with the addition of a new 75 space car park.

In order to accommodate the large construction vehicles, the traffic flow through the site will become a one-way system, with all vehicles (including buses) having to enter via the main entrance from Brecon Road. The current access via Union Road will not be available- this will become exit only. This will also mean that it may not be possible to park your vehicle at the roadside within the hospital site whilst work is ongoing.