Senedd Rejects Renewed Calls for M4 Relief Road

Senedd rejects renewed calls for M4 relief road

Senedd members rejected Conservative calls to deliver an M4 relief road, six years on from the Welsh Government pulling the plug on the project.

Six years on since the M4 relief road was scrapped and the debate is going to be reopened

The scheme was scrapped due to cost and the impact on the environment

Senedd rejects renewed calls for M4 relief road | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond

Senedd members roundly rejected Conservative calls to deliver an M4 relief road, six years on from the Welsh Government pulling the plug on the project. Sam Rowlands described the M4 relief road as a golden opportunity, not only to ease congestion for motorists but also to boost the economy. The Conservatives’ shadow finance secretary said the Welsh Government spent £135m of public money on the project before it was scrapped in June 2019. He acc…

Labour and Plaid vote down M4 relief road motion

LABOUR and Plaid Cymru have voted against a motion by the Welsh Conservatives to revive the M4 relief road project, six years after it was scrapped by the Welsh Government. The vote took place in the Senedd on Wednesday (June 18), with the motion calling on the Welsh Government to deliver the long-delayed scheme, originally intended to tackle severe congestion at the Brynglas Tunnels near Newport. Despite prior spending of over £150 million on p…