Transport in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 13 February 2019.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 1:33, 13 February 2019

Can I thank the Member for his question? As I outlined to Dawn Bowden, we expect construction to begin in 2020. The phase of the scheme that the Member refers to, in terms of the cost pressures, has been an extremely difficult challenge for the contractors. We are, of course, managing cost overruns. It's our intention, though, to make sure that the entire project is delivered as soon as possible for the least quantum of investment, and so that people can find their communities regenerated across the Heads of the Valleys region.