The Economy and Transport Portfolio

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 2:11 pm on 20 November 2019.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 2:11, 20 November 2019

I can say the Welsh Government and Costain are reviewing the project, with a view to completing the project at the end of 2020 now. And the Minister for Economy and Transport did make that statement in April to the Assembly, and the situation that he outlined in April remains the position today.

He did say in that statement that it would now be 2020 before the dualling of the section would be completed, and section 2 involves the online widening of 8 km within the steep-sided and environmentally sensitive Clydach gorge. But when finished, it will complete a dual carriageway between the English midlands and the Heads of the Valleys, including the Ebbw Vale enterprise zone. And it is an ambitious project, and we are grateful for those people who are living and working in the area for their patience while the works are ongoing. But in terms of an update, the situation, as described in the statement that the Minister made in April, remains the situation today.