P-06-1234 The new Heads of the Valley road should not be restricted to 50 mph

This petition was submitted by Richard Millington, having collected a total of 271 signatures.

Text of Petition:                  

The Welsh Government has spent £336m to improve the Heads of the Valley road which was previously restricted to 50mph. If the new road is also restricted to 50mph the £336m will have been completely wasted.

Additional Information:

The works on the road have over run in terms of time and costs with regular users subject to years of delays and 40mph. The promise of improving speed of transit will be destroyed with a 50mph speed limit. As a new road the project will have been designed with good vision and all current safety measures. There is no justification for a 50mph limit.

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 07/02/2022.

The Committee noted that the road has been heavily scrutinised, including at a public inquiry, and was designed and built to operate with a 50mph maximum speed limit. Now that it’s open, the dual carriageway should be safer than the old 3 lane single carriageway, therefore the Committee agreed to thank the petitioner and close the petition.

Full details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 07/02/2022.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Brecon and Radnorshire
• Mid and West Wales

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