Two new contracts for Heidelberg in Wales
Heidelberg Materials UK has secured two significant highway contracts for maintaining and improving both local and trunk roads in Wales. The company has resecured its contract with Neath Port Talbot (NPT) Council for the next four years. The agreement, worth in the region of £3.5 million a year, follows a competitive tender process and covers […]
£110m boost for local authorities across Wales to improve local transport
The Welsh Government has a £110 million funding boost for local authorities to improve local transport across the countyry. This major investment from the Welsh Government will help people get around more easily and help make better transport accessible for everyone. The grants will fund projects that: improve the condition of local roads and address disruptions caused […]
‘Uproar’ over bridge that has been closed to traffic for seven years
A bridge owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Wales has been closed to traffic for seven years due to safety worries and there is no sign of it reopening any time soon. Inglis Bridge in Monmouth connects the Osbaston estate to the west of Monmouth and in recent years has only been open […]
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 […]
Caerphilly: Litter-picking planned for key road networks
Plans are being made to start the next round of litter-picking work on Caerphilly’s key road networks after it was revealed that Caerphilly County Borough council spends more than £85,000 each year clearing litter and debris from its dual carriageways. Cllr Chris Morgan said, “We spend a significant amount of money and resources clearing litter […]
Treowen Active Travel Route: Work set to begin
Work on the next phase of an active travel route in Treowen, Newtown, will begin at the end of the month. Identified following previous consultations on Monmouthshire’s Active Travel Network Maps, the active travel route will improve the path along Heol Treowen, with this latest phase stretching from near Bethshan Nursing home to Dolfor Road. […]
Emergency closure of A470 for Dwr Cymru works
A major road will close in both directions for emergency works to be carried out. The A470 is now shut between Maenan (at the site of the Dolgarrog train station) and Tal-y-Cafn in Wales. Traffic Wales said it is due to emergency works by Dwr Cymru. It comes a week after a major mains burst […]
Embrace the change: Operation Ugain launches in Wales
GoSafe and Welsh Police Forces have launched Operation Ugain in an attempt to deliver roadside engagement of 20mph zones across Wales. GoSafe, Welsh Police Forces, and Welsh Fire and Rescue Services, will be focused on engaging with communities in areas where the speed limit has changed from 30mph to 20mph. The aim is to help […]
Welsh Government hails road safety improvement, pointing to timing of 20mph limit introduction
The Welsh Government has released latest police recorded road collision statistics from April to June this year show that both collisions (24%) and casualties (24%) on 20mph and 30mph roads (combined) have fallen by almost a quarter compared to the same period of 2023 – the lowest recorded outside of the pandemic. It adds that […]
M4 in Wales set for major disruption
Motorists travelling towards the M4 from Pembrokeshire this week will be faced with multiple and significant areas of congestion and disruption. A number of junctions will be impacted by essential roadworks, both overnight and during the day, across the whole M4 network, according to Traffic Wales. Key areas of travel across Wales expected to be impacted. According to […]