Congestion on Motorways and Trunk Roads

Part of 2. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:35 pm on 14 November 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 2:35, 14 November 2017

Yes, because the metro is designed to be expandable. Of course, the initial phase of the metro will look at what is already in place and the infrastructure that's already in place. I know there's a railway line. I don't know if it's entirely intact, actually, between the main line and with Beddau—I know the level crossing is still there. Indeed, yes, it's one of the issues that we will look at as the metro expands: how can we look at bringing services to areas where, previously, there was no equivalent service? What kind of service is appropriate for communities as they grow? How can we create the sort of sustainable travel we want to see through putting in place good-value and frequent alternatives? And of course, as far as his constituents are concerned in Beddau, looking at that in the longer term will be an important part of those plans.