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Menai Suspension Bridge update 16/11/2022
The list of frequently asked questions relating to the closure of the Menai Suspension Bridge to traffic has been updated.
Menai Suspension Bridge update 09/11/2022
The list of frequently asked questions relating to the closure of the Menai Suspension Bridge to traffic has been updated.
New research shows 20mph speed limit could save Wales £100 million in first year
A new 20mph default speed limit in communities across Wales could save £100m as deaths and injuries are reduced, according to new research.
Minister looks forward to ‘bright industrial future’ for site set to home new global rail centre
- Minister for the Economy confirms the acquisition of land allowing contractors to prepare for construction of UK’s first Net Zero Railway
- The site will become the UK’s ‘one stop shop’ for railway innovation
- The first phase of the masterplan construction is expected to be completed by the middle of 2025.
Menai Bridge update 25/10/2022
Deputy Minister, Lee Waters has just delivered an Oral Statement providing the latest updates on the Menai Bridge. A transcript is provided below.
Menai Bridge closes for essential maintenance work
Menai Bridge will close for essential maintenance work from Friday 21 October following safety recommendations from structural engineers. .
“We now feel safer to walk to school” Caldicot school pupils tell Deputy Minister
Children at Durand Primary School, in Caldicot, were excited to tell the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, with a responsibility for transport, Lee Waters, how the new 20mph speed limit in their town has given them more freedom to walk, cycle or scoot to school, when he visited their school earlier today.
Plans in place for potential weather impact on Menai crossing
Plans are in place to deal with the potential impact of winter storms on HGVs travelling to and from Anglesey while there are weight restrictions on the Menai Suspension bridge.
Seven things you may not know about Wales’s new 20mph default speed limit
Wales became the first UK nation to pass legislation to lower the default national speed limit on residential roads and busy pedestrian streets from 30mph to 20mph when the Senedd voted in favour in July this year.
Farmers to help Wales reach Net Zero as Welsh Government pledges an extra £32m for tree planting
Minister for Climate Change Julie James has today announced £32m for farmers and landowners to help Wales plant 86 million trees by the end of the decade to combat the climate emergency.
Dafydd Trystan Davies re-appointed as Chair of Active Travel Board
The Minister for Climate Change, Julie James has announced the re-appointment of Dr Dafydd Trystan-Davies as Chair of the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Board.
£1.85m fund to tackle sticky situation caused by chewing gum staining
A new £1.85m scheme is helping five local authorities in Wales to tackle chewing gum staining.