Borrowing boost of £120m for Welsh local councils to fix roads
Local councils in Wales will soon be able to access up to £120m to repair more local roads over the next two years, under new plans set out in the Welsh Government’s Final Budget 2025-26. The new local government borrowing initiative will provide an extra £10m of revenue funding to local councils to enable them […]
Have your say on improving transport in your area
The people of Wales will have the chance to have their say on regional transport spending under new plans being set out. Regional Transport Plans will focus on introducing a more strategic approach to improving transport in each region of Wales to make it more accessible, sustainable, and efficient for communities. This new approach will […]
Phase 2 works to begin on Menai Suspension Bridge
The next stage of works to fully restore the Menai Suspension Bridge in north west Wales are set to commence on 3 March. The phase two works will include painting of the underdeck, upgraded lighting and some final structural repairs in preparation for the bridge’s 200th anniversary in 2026. During this period, the bridge will […]
Funding boost to prevent 30,000 potholes on Welsh roads
An extra £25m to renew Wales’ major roads and prevent around 30,000 road defects and potholes has been announced by the Welsh Government. The funding boost will see an extra 100km of the strategic road network resurfaced in the new financial year. Roads that are most in need of repairs will be renewed, with thousands […]
Safest summer on Welsh roads, new statistics show
The latest police recorded collision stats, covering July to September 2024, show collisions on Welsh roads at their lowest level for that quarter since records began, including during the pandemic. The figures published today also provide the first year of statistics since the default 20mph speed limit was introduced. They show there were around 100 […]
New bus franchising test set to benefit rural communities in mid-Wales
Communities across mid-Wales are set to experience early benefits that groundbreaking bus reform will bring. Led by Transport for Wales and mid-Wales councils’ a trial of the criteria designed for bus reform will take place and identify what a good bus network will look like. The trial will also bring opportunities for early improvements to […]
“We will continue to work together on the port of Holyhead,” says North Wales Transport Secretary
With the port of Holyhead due to partially reopen today (16 January) the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, has emphasised the Welsh Government will continue to work with all partners. Stena have announced repairs have been carried out to the port which was badly damaged by Storm Darragh in December last […]
A494 River Dee Bridge replacement: public exhibition to take place
The general public will have the opportunity to see and discuss the options for a replacement for the A494 River Dee Bridge crossing at an event to be held on Tuesday, 21 January at St Andrew’s Church, Garden City, Deeside. The event is part of the WelTAG Stage 2 public consultation which runs until Tuesday […]
Biodiversity Plan on Wales’ strategic road network in full bloom
On hundreds of roadsides across Wales’ strategic road network, work is underway to better manage and increase the biodiversity of grass verges as part of the Welsh Government’s Llwybr Newydd i Natur – the Nature Recovery Action Plan. The A483 at Plasnewydd near Ammanford in Carmarthenshire is just one of many areas where you […]
Plans to devolve highway funding to local councils welcomed by North Wales MS
A commitment from the Welsh Government to further devolve highway funding to local authorities in Wales has been welcomed by a Member of the Senedd (MS) for North Wales. Carolyn Thomas, Welsh Labour MS for North Wales, said that giving local councils more control over transport funding will enable them to address the areas of […]