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Labour calls for M4 relief road in Wales, seven years after scrapping previous plan
Overview
Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates has called on the administration to start work on an M4 relief road to solve congestion in Newport, advocating for an amended version of the original black route. This comes seven years after former First Minister Mark Drakeford axed the previous proposal in 2019 due to cost and environmental concerns. Labour plans to table a vote in the Senedd calling for an appropriate relief road to be built.
Key points
- Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates called for an M4 relief road to tackle congestion around Newport.
- Labour plans to table a vote in the Senedd calling for an appropriate relief road.
- The previous M4 relief road plan (the black route) was axed by former First Minister Mark Drakeford in 2019.
- Skates stated that an independent external report shows no other option on the table can adequately alleviate congestion.
- All opposition groups in the Senedd—Reform, Labour, and the Tories—are now in favour of a relief road.