Pembrokeshire's Deputy Leader celebrates new bridge opening

Pembrokeshire County Council’s Deputy Leader, has spoken of the benefits of the new Haverfordwest ‘signature bridge’ which opened this month, following a ceremony held on Riverside, with Wales’ First Minister on hand to cut the ribbon.
The striking signature bridge replaces the old footbridge and is part of the wider Heart of Pembrokeshire regeneration project for the County Town, including the Western Quayside transformation and the public transport interchange.
The arrival of the bridge is the latest good news for the project following the recent announcement that local business Tenby Brewing Company will move into the old Marychurch Foundry as part of the Western Quayside development, alongside the Waldo Lounge.
Attendees included First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan, PCC Cabinet Members, Prendergast Community School Super Singers Choir who performed at the opening and Henry Tufnell, MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, who officially opened the footbridge in what is a significant addition to town’s landscape.
Cllr Paul Miller, Deputy Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council, said: “It’s great to see the town’s new bridge open.
“Connecting the new Western Quayside development, which we expect to be fully open and occupied over the next couple of months, to the new car park and bus interchange (opening in Summer 26) is an important part of the wider Haverfordwest Masterplan.
“The bridge is just one of a number of key public sector led infrastructure projects reaching completion in 2025 and we're beginning now to move to the next phase of the plan.
“Private sector investment is following both in the core town centre but also on the periphery where the commercial to residential conversions are beginning to get underway - shrinking the nucleus of the town centre to a high quality, vibrant core offer around the riverside.
“We're expecting further new tenancy announcements to that Riverside core in the coming months that will drive footfall and further enhance the town centre.”