Route Description
The PDR has 3 separate sections; the Capel Llanilltern Interchange (M4 J33) to Queen's Gate roundabout, the Rover Way – Lamby Way roundabout to the Llanedeyrn Interchange (A48) and the Pontprennau Interchange (A48) to the Pentwyn Interchange (M4 J30).
Capel Llanilltern Interchange to Queen's Gate roundabout (Western Link Road)
This section from the Capel Llanilltern Interchange on the M4 (junction 33) to the Queen's Gate roundabout is sometimes referred to as the Western Link Road (Welsh: Ffordd Gyswllt Gorllewin), is 15.77 kilometers (9.80 mi) in length and includes the Capel Llanilltern – Culverhouse Cross Link Road, Ely Link Road, Grangetown Link Road and Butetown Link Road. For the majority of this section it is the boundary between the City of Cardiff to the east and the Vale of Glamorgan to the west.
| A4232 (T) | ||
| Clockwise exits | Junction / Interchange | Anti-Clockwise exits |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgend, Newport, M4 Exit only |
M4 J33 Capel Llanilltern Interchange Cardiff West services |
Start of A4232 (T) |
| No access or exit | St. Fagans | Museum of Welsh Life |
| Start of A4232 (T) | Culverhouse Cross | A48 West (Cardiff West) A48 East (Vale of Glamorgan) A4050 for Cardiff Airport |
| A4232 | ||
| Clockwise exits | Junction / Interchange | Anti-Clockwise exits |
| A48 West (Cardiff West) A48 East (Vale of Glamorgan) A4050 for Cardiff Airport |
Culverhouse Cross | Start of A4232 |
| B4267, City Centre | Leckwith | B4267, City Centre |
| A4055, Barry, Penarth, Grangetown | Ferry Road | A4055, Barry, Penarth, Grangetown |
| No Exit | Stuart Street | Techniquest Museum Exit Only |
| Start of A4232 | Queen's Gate roundabout | A4234, City Centre, Docks End of A4232 |
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Rover Way – Lamby Way roundabout to the Llanedeyrn Interchange (Southern Way)
This section, partly opened in 1978, from the Rover Way – Lamby Way roundabout to the Llanedeyrn Interchange on the A48 is oldest section of the PDR. It includes only the Southern Way Link Road, known locally as Southern Way, and is 2.25 km (1.40 mi) in length.
| A4232 | ||
| Clockwise exits | Junction / Interchange | Anti-Clockwise exits |
|---|---|---|
| Lamby Way End of A4232 |
Rover Way / Lamby Way | Start of A4232 |
| A4161, City centre Exit only |
Southern Way | Access only |
| Start of A4232 | Llanedeyrn | A48, Newport, City Centre End of A4232 |
| A48 | ||
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Pontprennau Interchange to the Pentwyn Interchange (Pentwyn Link)
This section the Pentwyn Link Road, from the Pontprennau Interchange on the A48 to the Pentwyn Interchange on the M4 (junction 30) is one of the newer sections of the PDR, having been opened in 1984, it is 1.61 km (1.00 mi) in length. The road between the Llanedeyrn Interchange to the Pontprennau Interchange is the A48 (Eastern Avenue), it too is a dual carriageway and is a concurrent road with the PDR, there are no plans to renumber this section of the A48.
| A4232 | ||
| Clockwise exits | Junction / Interchange | Anti-Clockwise exits |
|---|---|---|
| A48 | ||
| A48 | A48 Pontprennau | Start of A4232 |
| Pontprennau, Cardiff Gate Retail Park, Llanedeyrn Village |
Heol Pontprennau | Pontprennau, Cardiff Gate Retail Park, Llanedeyrn Village |
| Start of A4232 | M4 J30 Pentwyn Interchange Cardiff Gate services |
Bridgend, Newport, M4 End of A4232 |
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