NEW road signs in Swansea are set to help motorists do their bit to lower pollution levels.

Electronic signs have been popping up on the outskirts of the city centre and now Swansea Council has announced it is set to launch the Swansea Nowcaster air pollution monitoring system in early 2013.

The system will involve a series of signs linked to 47 traffic counters and air monitoring equipment installed in certain parts of the city.

The council has already installed three of the signs along Oystermouth Road and Quay Parade.

A further three will be installed in and around the Hafod area and have been funded from the Welsh Government’s Tranquil, Greener and Cleaner Places programme.

The signage will respond to predictions of raised levels of air pollution and will aim to redirect motorists along routes away from the areas concerned.

Parts of Swansea, including Hafod, are included within the Swansea Air Quality Management Area 2010.

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