The A4080 is a British A road which is located on the Island of

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a Local government in Wales, principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strai ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. It follows a very roundabout route from the

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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll (), is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey, Wales, on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. Both shortened (Llanf ...

via Newborough and Rhosneigr back to the A55 and the A5 about south of Holyhead. In all the road is about long.

The route

The A4080 branches off the A5 at Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, bridges the main railway line and heads south. At first it runs parallel with the

Menai Strait The Menai Strait ( cy, Afon Menai, the "river Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. It varies in width from from Fort Belan to Abermenai Point to from ...

but then moves further inland passing through the village of Brynsiencyn, where there are some sharp bends, and curving round the village of Dwyran. Another sharp bends leads to a straight section of road which passes the

Anglesey Model Village Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island, a ...

. This section ends in a roundabout from which the last exit turns northwestwards and soon reaches Newborough where the B4221 branches off to the right. Passing through Newborough Forest and past Malltraeth Sands, the A4080 crosses the Afon Cefni at Malltraeth. View eastwards along the A4080 at Hermon - geograph

View eastwards along the A4080 at Hermon - geograph

A section of road follows with several sharp bends, after which it passes through the villages of Hermon and Llangadwaladr, crosses some dunes and the Afon Ffraw to enter

Aberffraw Aberffraw is a village and community on the south west coast of the Isle of Anglesey ( cy, Ynys Môn), in Wales, by the west bank of the Afon Ffraw (Ffraw River). The community includes Soar and Dothan. Located near the A4080 and the nearest ...

. About three miles later, the sea becomes visible to the left. Leaving the coast soon afterwards, the road splits; one section goes straight ahead and under the railway, while the other loops back to the left, with a small lake on the right, and enters the seaside village of Rhosneigr. It curves round to the right, passes under the railway and rejoins the other branch at Llanfaelog, having covered a distance of as against the other branch's . Now travelling northeastwards, the road continues for about to join the A55 at a dumbbell interchange, terminating a few hundred yards later at the A5 between Bryngwran and Gwalchmai, the road continuing northeastward as the B5112.

Improvements

In 2015, Anglesey County Council obtained grants worth more than £400,000 from the Road Safety Capital grants programme and the

Welsh Government , image = , caption = , date_established = , country = Wales , address = , leader_title = First Minister () , appointed = First Minister approved by the Senedd, ceremonially appointed ...

's "Safe Routes in Communities" scheme to make improvements to the A4080 Engedi to Aberffraw section, the A4080 Brynsiencyn to Newborough section and the B4419 Pentre Berw to Llangaffo. Works to be done included new signage, road markings and bend improvements.

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