The start of work on the £56 million Newtown bypass has been described as great news for Mid Wales by the chairman of an organisation representing 600 tourism and hospitality businesses across the region.
“Everybody is relieved that work on the long awaited Newtown bypass has finally started,” said Anne Lloyd-Jones, chairman of MWT, which has members across Powys, Meirionnydd, Ceredigion and South Wales. “It’s going to help the whole region because Newtown has been a traffic bottleneck for such a long time.
“Newtown is a primary access point on the East to West route through Wales and it’s important that visitors have a smooth passage to their destination when they arrive in Mid Wales from the West Midlands and other parts of the country.
“Every town west of Newtown will feel the benefit of the bypass and we all look forward to the work progressing on schedule over the next two years.”
Glyn Davies, MP for Montgomeryshire, said the bypass would boost the Mid Wales economy, improve school safety and emergency services response times and support tourism.
Montgomeryshire Assembly Member Russell George has pledged to work with businesses in Newtown to ensure that the town is properly signposted on the bypass.
"The Welsh Government has informed me that works will take two years to complete and I am looking forward to driving on the new bypass myself in the spring of 2018,” he said.
Picture caption:
Anne Lloyd-Jones, chairman of MWT.
“Everybody is relieved that work on the long awaited Newtown bypass has finally started,” said Anne Lloyd-Jones, chairman of MWT, which has members across Powys, Meirionnydd, Ceredigion and South Wales. “It’s going to help the whole region because Newtown has been a traffic bottleneck for such a long time.
“Newtown is a primary access point on the East to West route through Wales and it’s important that visitors have a smooth passage to their destination when they arrive in Mid Wales from the West Midlands and other parts of the country.
“Every town west of Newtown will feel the benefit of the bypass and we all look forward to the work progressing on schedule over the next two years.”
Glyn Davies, MP for Montgomeryshire, said the bypass would boost the Mid Wales economy, improve school safety and emergency services response times and support tourism.
Montgomeryshire Assembly Member Russell George has pledged to work with businesses in Newtown to ensure that the town is properly signposted on the bypass.
"The Welsh Government has informed me that works will take two years to complete and I am looking forward to driving on the new bypass myself in the spring of 2018,” he said.
Picture caption:
Anne Lloyd-Jones, chairman of MWT.
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