Build an M4 Relief Road Say Welsh Conservatives in Senedd
The M4 Relief Road will be debated today 18th June as this month marks six years since the Welsh Labour Government scrapped their M4 relief road project, after over £150m of taxpayers’ money was spent on the proposals.
The South East Wales Transport Commission report found that the M4 near Newport ranked within the top 50 traffic hotspots in Europe, and was the 4th most congested stretch of urban motorway in the United Kingdom.
The failure to implement this vital infrastructure project has left motorists and businesses without a crucial solution to manage growing traffic demands. It is painfully clear that Labour ministers have no solutions when it comes to alleviating congestion on the M4.
Whether it’s the Welsh Labour Government’s 20mph speed limits, roadbuilding ban, or resistance to upgrade vital road projects in Wales, Labour’s war on motorists continues, whilst our economy suffers.
In the Senedd today, the Welsh Conservatives are calling on the Welsh Government to deliver an M4 relief road. The Welsh Labour Government and Plaid Cymru are currently set to vote against this motion, and deny the people of Wales an M4 relief road.
Commenting ahead of the debate, Welsh Conservative Shadow Secretary for Finance, Transport and Infrastructure, Sam Rowlands MS, said:
“Labour’s decision to scrap the M4 relief road wasted huge amounts of money, and was an attack on Welsh motorists.
“An M4 relief road would have alleviated traffic demands, whilst boosting our economy and investment into Wales.
“Welsh Conservatives will always be on the side of motorists, and that’s why we’re calling for an M4 relief road to be delivered.”
If Labour politicians were spending their own money would they have really have thrown over £150 million on the M4 Relief Road to then scrap the idea that a Relief Road is actually needed? This is vital infrastructure that is much needed and why Labour politicians cannot grasp that fact is totally beyond me.
