A55 Tai’r Meibion improvement scheme organised under £1Bn improvement package

Efforts to implements a £1Bn package of infrastructural improvements to the Welsh transport sector have recently been bolstered by the organisation of a £29M highways improvement scheme to the A55 Tai’r Meibion in North Wales.

Specifically, the A55 Tai’r Meibion improvement scheme will include the construction of a new combined access route between Junctions 12 and 13 as well as improvements to the motorway drainage system, with funding likewise being spent on the removal of intervals in the central reservation.

This project is scheduled for completion in the Autumn of 2021.

Minister Skates stated: “This scheme will deliver real improvements to safety on this section of the A55 and provide further protection against flooding in the area, boosting the carriageway’s resilience against the threat of climate change…

“I will also be visiting the site of the £135M Caernarfon and Bontnewydd bypass, which is one of the largest infrastructure projects currently under way in North Wales and will bring major benefits to the local economy in North West Wales while easing congestion and improving the quality of life in local communities.

“I will also be visiting Rhos Point active travel scheme in Rhos on Sea. We have awarded £766,000 to Conwy CBC for structural work at the beach to allow widening of the existing footway. This scheme will plug a missing link in the National Cycle route no. 5 in a popular location for cyclists and which is busy with pedestrians and car traffic.

“As well as beginning work on the A55 Tai’r Meibion scheme I also plan to publish draft orders for the A494 Dee Bridge project, consult on options for the A483 Junctions Three to Six improvements and hold public information exhibitions for the Flintshire Corridor improvement this spring.

“To deliver a truly integrated and multi-modal transport infrastructure for North Wales we are investing across the board in the areas we have responsibility for, including new services and routes for our trains, responsive bus trials and road schemes to ease congestion and improve access for public transport.

“I call on the UK government to also play their part and match the Welsh Government’s unprecedented investment in transport in the region. It is high time that the North Wales coast line, for example, receives the attention and investment it deserves and is electrified.”

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