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End of the road for predict and provide in Wales?
| 题名： | End of the road for predict and provide in Wales? |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | Chris Ames |
| 摘要： | As Highways went to press, voters in Wales were heading to the polls to elect a new Senedd and a devolved government. The incumbent Labour-led administration had already shown its willingness to drop major roadbuilding schemes such as the planned bypass for the M4 at Newport while its new transport strategy Llwybr Newydd - a new path - aims to change the way the country travels, with 'fewer cars on our roads, and more people using public transport, walking or cycling'. Speaking to the Senedd, Lee Waters, deputy minister for economy and transport, said: 'There will clearly need to be new thinking in the context of this new strategy. It is not going to be consistent to return to a predict-and-provide model of road construction as a first solution to congestion. 'But, equally, a blanket policy of simply not building new roads isn't a solution either. There will be a case for new construction in certain circumstances and there will be a clear need to fulfil our existing statutory duty to maintain the existing road network.' Consistent with this, a Welsh Government spokesperson told Highways that although there has been no overarching announcement regarding road schemes, there have been individual funding decisions and that, dependent on the outcome of the election, future decisions 'will of course be guided by the new strategy'. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | Highways |
| 卷： | 90 |
| 期： | 4 |
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