Road Improvement Schemes in South-east Wales

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 22 November 2017.

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Photo of Steffan Lewis Steffan Lewis Plaid Cymru 2:03, 22 November 2017

The Cabinet Secretary will be aware, I'm sure, of the fiasco of the Pwll-y-Pant roundabout in Caerphilly, and I am aware this isn't a Welsh Government road, but it is an important regional route, and it's having an enormous impact on local businesses and on people's daily lives. Can I ask if he, or his department, has engaged with the local authority in terms of looking at the nature of the contract between the local authority and the contractors? Is he looking at other options for the roadwork improvements around Pwll-y-Pant, perhaps the introduction of continental shifts, for example? Because local people cannot afford 12 months of disruption of this nature. There has to be a better way of improving the roads around Pwll-y-Pant.