After 23 years of delays, spiralling costs, and disruption for residents, a road dubbed ‘the road to hell’ by a resident, is finally set to open later this year. While the completion of any infrastructure project is welcome, the protracted timeline and the Welsh Government’s decision to scrap the similarly costed M4 relief road—used by four times as many people—highlight a concerning lack of ambition in addressing Wales’ infrastructure needs.
Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Peter Fox MS said:
“This overbudget and well behind schedule project epitomises Labour’s 25 years of failure here in Wales.
“By scrapping many other vital infrastructure projects like the much-needed M4 relief road, the cost of which would have nearly been covered by the Heads of the Valleys price tag, the Welsh public will rightly question whether this gargantuan expense was worth it.
“The anti-motorist Welsh Labour Government needs a change in management. The Welsh Conservatives stand ready to fix Wales.”
