In light of Global Assessment, Welsh Government Cancels Plans to Build £1.6bn Highway
{Empty}
Citing the findings of the Global Assessment, the Welsh Government announced that it would not follow through on plans to build a new highway (the M4 relief road) due to its impact on the environment. Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, indicated that the road’s environmental impact on the Gwent Levels spurred the rejection, which follows Wales’s declaration of a climate emergency in April 2019. The highway was estimated to cost £1.6bn.
Website
Global assessment (1st work programme)
2019-06-01
2019-06-01
{Empty}