A55 Pen y Clip Tunnel opening plaque - Penmaenmawr, Conwy, Wales
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A commemorative plaque for the opening of the Pen y Clip tunnel, Penmaenmawr, Conwy, Wales.
Waymark Code: WM18RNP
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/19/2023
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The Pen y Clip tunnel carries the westbound traffic on the A55 between Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan.
The 930m long tunnel was designed by consultants Travers Morgan and Howard Humphreys and Partners with the main contractor being Laing Civil Engineering.
The metal plaque in embedded in a concrete supporting wall near the entrance of the tunnel.
The text on the bilingual plaque reads:
DADORCHUDDIWYD Y PLAC HWN GAN
Y GWIR ANRH. SYR WYN ROBERTS PC., AS
GWEINIDOG GWLADOL CYMRU
AR 15 HYDREF 1993 I NODI AGOR
TWNEL PEN-Y-CLIP A55
CYNLLUN FFORDD GYSYLLTU Y SWYDDFA GYMREIG
CYFARWYDDWR PRIFFYRDD K J THOMAS BSc., C.ENG., FICE., FIHT.
PEIRIANWYR YMGYNGHOROL
TRAVERS MORGAN CYF.
PRIF CONTRACTIWR
LAING CIVIL ENGINEERING
THE RT. HON. SIR WYN ROBERTS PG.MP
MINISTER OF STATE FOR WALES UNVEILED THIS PLAQUE ON 15 OCTOBER 1993 TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE
A55 PEN-Y-CLIP TUNNEL
A WELSH OFFICE TRUNK ROAD SCHEME
DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS K J THOMAS BSc., C.ENG., FICE., FIHT.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
TRAVERS MORGAN LTD.
MAIN CONTRACTOR
LAING CIVIL ENGINEERING
Type of Historic Marker: Metal plaque in concrete supporting wall.
Age/Event Date: 10/15/1993
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