The A499 road is the major road of the
Llŷn peninsula in
North Wales.
Its northern terminus is a roundabout with the
A487 trunk road between
Llanwnda and
Llandwrog
Llandwrog (; Welsh language: meaning 'The church of Saint Twrog') is a village and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, most notable for the presence of the headquarters of Welsh record label Sain and the site of Caernarfon Airport. It has ...
It then runs south-westerly along the northern coast of the peninsula, through
Clynnog Fawr then turns inland crossing the peninsula to meet the southern coast at
Pwllheli
Pwllheli () is a market town and community of the Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn) in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011 of whom a large proportion, 81%, are Welsh language, Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the pl ...
, it then follows that southern coast to terminate at
Abersoch
The total length is 23.4 miles. At no point is it a trunk road, although the Welsh Assembly has considered upgrading its status.
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Improvements
Work started in February 2008 to upgrade the road between Aberdesach
Aberdesach is a small village in a primarily Welsh speaking area of Gwynedd. It is in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The village is situated approximately 1.5 miles south of the neighbouring village of Pontllyfni and 6 miles south of ...
and Llanaelhaearn and also bypass Clynnog Fawr. This work is expected to complete in Summer 2009.[Gwynedd Council Press Release Nov 2007]
Previous work in 2006/2007 had cleared the new route of trees and erected boundary fencing.
See also
* British road numbering scheme
References
Roads in Gwynedd
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