The Welsh Government has been urged to consider proposals to create a motorway linking north and south Wales, but people in Wales fear it will "destroy our beautiful countryside". At present, going from one end to the other of Wales takes more than four hours by car.
Motorists wanting to make the journey face the option of a stop-start journey on country roads - or driving eastward into England and using the M5. However, the Tories reckon Mark Drakeford's administration should give some serious thought about constructing a motorway from north to south - despite the huge costs to build it and the environmental impact.
Aberconwy MS Janet Finch-Saunders said that she was open to different options about the route - including along the border or down the centre of the country on a similar route to the A470. She said: “With the ridiculously poor and unreliable quality of rail services connecting Aberconwy to south Wales, and the Welsh Government having abolished the air link, the reality for my constituents and many across rural Wales, is that private cars are the most sustainable and feasible form of transport."
