Demolition of Holyhead Chimney Stack
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Published 2024-03-19
Our primary aim is to undertake this task in a safe manner with the minimum disruption to the neighbouring community.
We would recommend to members of the public who are keen to watch the demolition to do so from the public footpath parallel to Parc Cybi – this will provide a suitable vantage point, while also being safely outside the demolition exclusion zone. Given the level of interest in the works, we strongly recommend walking to this location.
In addition, Beibo fields would be a good viewing area but please note restrictions below.
In order to ensure all safety protocols are adhered to – and to protect members of the public – there will be a series of road and access measures in effect between 1pm-4pm tomorrow.
Access to Penrhos beaches including the carpark , the grassland areas to the north of the A5, will be closed to members of the public from the morning.
The A5 from the roundabout by Tesco’s towards the causeway will be closed for a short period immediately prior to the detonation. As soon as practical all restrictions will be lifted.
The A55 will not be completely closed, but prior to demolition, the police will slow the traffic on the road in both directions , simulating a “rolling roadblock”. The purpose of this is to ensure motorists are not distracted by the demolition of the chimney and are travelling at a suitably low speed. The roadblock will come into force sometime between 1pm-4pm tomorrow – the window during which the chimney will be demolished. Disruption will be kept to a bare minimum as safety allows.
In accordance with Civil Aviation Authority regulations, there will be a one mile no fly zone around the site enforced tomorrow, to protect the demolition team as well as members of the public. On the ground, the exclusion zone around Prosperity Parc will be tightly controlled by demolition experts.
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All Comments (2)
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I’m not joking I’m in tears right now. As I was born in Holyhead I have five siblings and ever since we were children we’d always wave to him and say hi tinto! (We called him tinto). And right before we left for a holiday we had one last goodbye to our old friend before we left. Your not even from Holyhead and your ruining our childhood memories that chimney has been there well before your time and you just demolished it without a second thought and I swear if you build a holiday home where tinto was I’m going to explode with rage 😊
