Part of 4. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for European Transition (in respect of his European Transition Minister responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 12:38 pm on 15 July 2020.
It is important that we find some positives amongst the general suffering and difficulty of COVID-19, and I welcome the work that you are doing, Counsel General, to build back better.
One aspect of recent months that people have appreciated is the reduced volume of traffic on our roads, but there are fears, of course, that because of the anxieties about using public transport, as we emerge from the restrictions there may be a substantial increase in road traffic. Here in Newport, of course, traffic on the M4 around the Brynglas tunnels is a key issue for us. So, looking forward, Counsel General, will you look at building back better in terms of improving public transport to deal with the issues of getting people out of their cars, for those journeys along the M4 route, and, in particular, look at rail services between Cardiff, Newport and Bristol, with more stops in between and new rail stations?