£12 million for Welsh local authorities to make road improvements
The Welsh Government has allocated £12 million to local authorities to make road improvements across the whole country. The additional funding will allow local authorities to continue with planned highways maintenance works, boosting the economy and making active travel safer. The government said there was a need to highlight the need to make best use […]
Thales creating new CAV cyber campus on former steelworks in South Wales
Thales and the Welsh Government have announced the next stage of development to create a living laboratory campus for cyber trust at the former steelworks site in Ebbw Vale. The development will add two new centres alongside the National Digital Exploitation Centre (NDEC) to create ResilientWorks, a campus including research laboratories and a test track […]
Welsh Government wants to provide ‘a transport system fit for future generations’ with new vision
The Welsh Government has made a bold pledge to increase the number of people using public transport, walking and cycling as part of its new transport strategy. The new strategy – the result of a major consultation over the last year – aims to encourage people out of their cars, with a new target for […]
Welsh Government asked to ‘look again’ at A55 expansion plans
A £300m road building scheme that would see ancient woodland being disturbed, should be paused while further traffic studies are done and its value for money reconsidered, a Senedd committee has recommended. The Senedd’s Petitions committee has told ministers to look again at the project with a detailed re-assessment of costs and to stop any […]
20mph speed limit to become a reality on Welsh roads from this summer
Eight pilot 20mph speed limit trials have been confirmed to take place on Welsh roads The pilot areas will have a phased start from this summer until the end of the year. They come ahead of the planned national rollout of 20mph limits for April 2023, and will help develop enforcement arrangements and overcome unforeseen […]
Commission recommendations endorsed by Welsh Government for south east
The Welsh Government has endorsed the recommendations of the South East Wales Transport Commission that plans to help tackle congestion in the south east of the country. In a line-by-line response to the Commission’s final report, the Welsh Government has accepted in principle all of the recommendations to tackle congestion. It has also outlined the […]
Welsh Government releases Clean Air White Paper proposing new air quality setting framework
The Welsh Government has lauched a Clean Air White Paper which aims to help aid the reduction of air pollution and it impacts on public health. The paper includes a proposal to introduce a new air quality target setting framework including evidence-based air quality targets which will be backed up by plans to improve the […]
Welsh Government publishes electric charging point strategy
The Welsh Government has published its strategy to achieve a substantial increase in the number of electric car charging points across the country. It is based on a vision that by 2025, all users of electric cars and vans in Wales are confident that they can access electric vehicle charging infrastructure when and where they […]
Welsh Government plans major reduction in transport emissions with new 20 year plan
A ‘major’ reduction in emissions from transport is expected in Wales over the next 20 years as part of the release of its new draft transport strategy. According to the Welsh Government, transport currently make up 17% of the country’s carbon emissions but Welsh Government has committed to set new and stretching five year priorities […]
Welsh bypass delayed five more years
A plan to build a by-pass in Camarthenshire which was first mooted before the Second World War has been delayed until 2025, causing a row between political parties. The South Wales Guardian reports that the bypass for the A483, which runs through the centre of Llandeilo, will not begin until 2025 at the earliest. It […]