More than £9.2 million will be spent on improving local transport links across Anglesey and Gwynedd.

The Welsh Government says grants from the Regional Transport Fund will help deliver modern and sustainable systems to help people get around more easily.

Among the key projects, £1.5 million will be spent on developing an active walking and cycling route for Benllech - with Anglesey Council currently running a public consultation on revised plans.

Elsewhere, rural bus services in Gwynedd such as Sherpa'r Wyddfa will share just over £1.5 million as part of a nationwide shake-up.

Across Wales, nearly £116 million has been allocated to local authorities - with around half of the funding being spent on 'active travel' schemes'.

Funding will also be spent on better access to public transport, road safety and improving EV charging points.

The regional transport plan for North Wales, which will run for the next five years, is being overseen by a dedicated corporate joint committee (CJC).

Transport Secretary, Ken Skates, said: "Delivering better transport and connecting communities for all is at the heart of this £115 million investment."

"We want to make it easier for people to travel to work, school, healthcare and to see friends and family, while also building a more modern, sustainable and integrated transport system across Wales for future generations."

"Our commitment to a one team approach draws on the regional knowledge and trust we have placed in our partners; the CJCs, Local Authorities, Transport for Wales, and wider stakeholders, to ensure this money delivers the greatest benefits."

"These improvements will make real differences to everyday journeys - whether that's safer routes, better paths for walking, wheeling and cycling, or more reliable multimodal connections."

What will the funding be used for locally?

Walking, wheeling and cycling

• Anglesey
  - Active travel routes in Benllech (£1.5 million), Amlwch (£150,000), Gaerwen (£130,000), Llanfairpwll - Lôn Refail to Lôn Graig (£100,000), Malltraeth to Newborough (£85,000)
  - Active travel minor works / development: £500,000
  - Sustainable travel / improvements on the Four Crosses Roundabout: £100,000
• Gwynedd
  - Completion of the Chwilog-Afonwen scheme: £900,000
  - Completion of the Ffordd Penrhos scheme, Bangor: £800,000
  - Further development of the Tywyn-Aberdyfi scheme: £200,000
  - Core development funding: £500,000

Public transport

• Anglesey
  - Improving / integrating public transport services: £250,000
  - Rural bus and coach network: £50,000
  - Subsidised taxis in rural areas to fill 'gaps' in public transport: £50,000
• Gwynedd
  - rural bus and coach networks inc. Sherpa'r Wyddfa, G23 and 2 Fflecsi services: £1.04m
  - introducing bus transformation network: £500,000

Highways

• Anglesey
  - Newborough transport interchange: £150,000
  - Beaumaris Road A454 / Lairds Sites (B5109) maintenance: £50,000
  -  A5 Pentre Berw maintenance: £50,000
• Gwynedd
  - A4085 Waunfawr to Caeathro drainage: £400,000
  - Llanbedr transport: £400,000
  - A499 Penrhos Road flood allieviation study: £200,000
  - Porth Caernarfon (Gateway) project development: £120,000

Road safety

• Anglesey
  - highway incident improvements: £500,000
  - educational interventions: £40,000
• Gwynedd
  - capacity and safety / pinch point improvements on A496 Abermaw-Bontddu: £300,000
  - safe route for Ysgol Maenofferen, Blaenau Ffestiniog: £240,000
  - educational interventions: £73,800

Ultra Low Emission vehicles

• Anglesey - EV charging in public car parks and information: £350,000
• Gwynedd - improved public EV charging and information: £100,000

Cllr Craig ab Iago, cabinet member for the environment at Cyngor Gwynedd, said: "The fact that we have secured over £5.7 million of funding to deliver a series of transport schemes in communities across the county is fantastic news."

"This investment is testament to the hard work the council has put in to ensure that the communities of Gwynedd benefit from the regional transport plan."

"At a time when public funding is scarce, this money will be a vital resource for us as a council to be able to maintain, develop and deliver transport improvements."

"They include a number of active travel schemes that will improve non-car-dependent travel options, along with road safety improvements, public transport and the continued development of a vehicle charging network."