Road upgrade welcomed but more needed, haulier says

by Emily

A £60m upgrade to a key road for tourism and freight in south-west Wales brings "light at the end of the tunnel" after years of congestion, but more projects are needed in Wales, a haulier has said.

The improvements to the four-mile stretch of the A40 near Narberth, Pembrokeshire, are designed to help traffic.

Construction on the road began four years ago, before the Welsh government's decision in 2023 to cancel all future road building projects.

Haulage company director Scott Davies welcomed the new stretch of road, but said work was needed elsewhere, such as a relief road around Newport, which the Welsh government previously said had "come and gone".

Transport Secretary Ken Skates has said some schemes could be considered if they "reflected the reality of the climate emergency", while a further £25m has been announced to renew Wales' major roads and prevent around 30,000 road defects.

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