Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:31 pm on 25 October 2022.
I've got a few suggestions as well from residents. Some of them have probably already been covered, if that's okay. As I said before, Britannia is a permanent bottleneck and there are two carriageways on the bridge, but there's also space for another lane, which has been discussed in the past and was raised earlier. So, would the Minister request an urgent re-evaluation of the third central lane across the Britannia bridge, with traffic management to suit the direction of flow at peak times?
And also, as was mentioned as well, there's a lower deck on the Britannia bridge, and I know cyclists have been asking for a long time if that could be reopened again as a cycle route. That could happen now. The railway is fenced off, so that could really happen now, if there were cameras there. That could be an option. They've also suggested maybe minibuses for staff and more frequent trains to be timetabled, but they do know that's quite difficult as well, to fit that in.
Safety is paramount, so thank you to the engineers for spotting this. It is really inconvenient, but we appreciate that it is checked regularly.
And could I also ask you for an update on the A494 River Dee crossing? I know, quite a few years ago, there was possibly an issue there about it deteriorating, and it might have to go to one carriageway. This is all part of the same route in and out of Wales. So, could you give me an update on that, please, as well? Thank you.