A village in Gwynedd, which has been plagued by traffic and saw its bypass plan scrapped by Welsh Government after years of campaigning, could now get a new relief road. North Wales Live reports that Llanbedr in Gwynedd was the first victim of the government's roads review, which saw the £14m plan axed in 2021.
As reported by WalesOnline in July of last year, a bypass for this Gwynedd village has been talked about for 60 years. In March 2021, approval was given for a one-mile bypass and in October of that year, the signs went up to finally say work was starting.
But in June 2021, the Welsh Government said all road building schemes would be paused to allow time to review them, and then in November, the report into this scheme said it couldn't go ahead as the independent roads review panel chair said the plan didn't "align well with new Welsh Government transport and climate policy". Cyngor Gwynedd complained and threatened legal action, but First Minister Mark Drakeford said the report was an "honest attempt to relay the climate crisis" and the decision would not be overturned.
