Here is the latest update from Cardiff Council, covering: night-time road works on Castle Street; Cardiff's COVID-19 case and test numbers; and vaccination totals for Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan.

Night-time road works on Castle Street

Road works started on Castle Street on Sunday evening - September 5^th- with the aim to re-open the road to general traffic by the end of October.

While these works take place throughout the night, Castle Street will remain open to taxis and buses to travel one-way, from Cowbridge Road and Westgate Street onto North Road. These works will only take place between 8pm and 6am so during the day Castle Street will remain open to buses and taxis in both directions.

The inbound route travelling from Boulevard de Nantes, south onto North Road, towards Castle Street, will be closed to all traffic, with the exception of the emergency services, where access will be maintained in both directions. While the works take place, our on-site contractor will manage all deliveries to shops and businesses.

Following a public consultation on the future of the thoroughfare, Cardiff Council's Cabinet took a decision in June this year to temporarily reopen the street to traffic while more data is collected on post-pandemic traffic flows and air pollution levels in the city centre.

However, the temporary scheme will still significantly reduce the amount of general traffic able to use Castle Street to well below pre-covid levels, reducing available lanes from three to two.

This scheme was initially approved by Welsh Government's independent expert panel and signed off by Ministers as part of a legally-binding Clean Air Plan for the city centre which was approved in December 2019 before the pandemic struck.

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/27419.html

Cardiff Cases and Tests - 7 Days Data (27 August - 02 September)

Based on latest figures from Public Health Wales

Data correct as of:

06 September 2021, 09:00

Cases: 1,430

Cases per 100,000 population: 389.7 (Wales: 468.6 cases per 100,000 population)

Testing episodes: 9,446

Testing per 100,000 population: 2,574.5

Positive proportion: 15.1% (Wales: 18.9% positive proportion)

Cardiff & Vale University Health Board Vaccination Status Update - 27 August

The total number of vaccination doses given by the Cardiff & Vale University Health Board so far, in both local authority areas:  703,059 (1^stDose: 367,717 2^ndDose: 335,342)

• 80 and over: 20,637 / 94.6% (1^stDose) 20,282 / 93% (2^ndDose)
• 75-79: 15,074 / 96.3% (1^stDose) 14,869 / 95% (2^ndDose)
• 70-74: 21,456 / 95.7% (1^stDose) 21,312 / 95% (2^ndDose)
• 65-69: 21,960 / 94.2% (1^stDose) 21,666 / 92.9% (2^ndDose)
• 60-64: 26,021 / 92.3% (1^stDose) 25,650 / 91% (2^ndDose)
• 55-59: 29,341 / 90.2% (1^stDose) 28,764 / 88.4% (2^ndDose)
• 50-54: 28,996 / 87.8% (1^stDose) 28,242 / 85.5% (2^ndDose)
• 40-49: 55,161 / 81.4% (1^stDose) 52,824 / 78% (2^ndDose)
• 30-39: 60,050 / 74.9% (1^stDose) 55,145 / 68.8% (2^ndDose)
• 18-29: 78,708 / 75.9% (1^stDose) 67,537 / 65.1% (2^ndDose)

• Care home residents: 1,876 / 98.5% (1^stDose) 1,852 / 97.3% (2^ndDose)
• Clinically extremely vulnerable: 11,305 / 93.3% (1^stDose) 11,064 / 91.3% (2^ndDose)
• Underlying Health Conditions: 46,186 / 89.8% (1^stDose) 44,357 / 86.3% (2^ndDose)

Data provided by CAVUHB

Based on the figures available at the time of publication. Please note that there may be minor amendments to data as it is validated over time.