The Welsh Government is to conduct a safety review of a road in Wales following a series of incidents in recent months. The government is to conduct a review of a stretch of road on the A40 near Raglan, Monmouthshire, after a number of crashes there this year.
Locals believe the road is dangerous and have made repeated pleas to have the speed limit reduced from 70mph to 50mph. Monmouth MP David Davies has said the right turn crossing on to the A40 exiting Raglan from Monmouth Road is “no longer fit for purpose” and has called on the Welsh Government to act.
There have been a number of serious incidents on the road in the last few months. Over the Jubilee weekend, three people were hospitalised after a collision between two vehicles at the junction between Monmouth Road and Groesenon Road. The road was also the site of a serious one-car crash back in January. On that occasion the road was closed for ten hours for investigative work in the wake of the accident.
