GRAHAM: WELSH GOVERNMENT SHOULD LEARN FROM SUCCESS OF NEWPORT COUNCIL ROADS PROJECT  

8^th June 2011 

Speaking in questions to the First Minister at the Senedd this morning William Graham AM urged Carwyn Jones’ Government to better co-ordinate much needed road network repair & maintenance programmes throughout Wales: 

‘In January the Institute of Advanced Motorists highlighted that roads in Wales suffer from more potholes than similar roads in England costing motorists and businesses time and money owing to avoidable delays and damage to vehicles. The new Welsh Government must take the opportunity to work better with Local Authorities across Wales to improve and maintain our single carriageway roads to avoid a repeat of the many potholes that were evident after last winter’s harsh weather’. 

The Conservative AM for South Wales East encouraged the First Minister to urge Local Authorities across Wales to examine the success of the Project 21 programme implemented by the Conservative-led Newport Council. 

‘Newport Council’s three year scheme to resurface all roads in the City which commenced in June 2009 has been held up as a beacon of best practice for the wider UK by the Institute of Advanced Motorists. With the Conservative-led Newport Council coming top of a road industry survey of the best roads in the UK it is encouraging that the First Minister agreed that many Local Authorities should examine Newport’s policy and consider implementing similar schemes on the many poorly maintained roads for which they are responsible.’ 

ENDS 

William Graham AM   

Phone: (02920) 898348  

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CONSERVATIVE AM FOR SOUTH WALES EAST