Environmental campaigners called it 'world-leading' but some warned of lost construction jobs.
Red Route in FlintshirePlans for a third Menai crossing between Anglesey and the mainland have been replaced by a review into how to improve congestion and the resilience of the current bridges as well as getting people to use other ways to travel.
Similarly improvements to the A487 between Fishguard and Cardigan will go ahead, as will the A4076 at Haverfordwest.Environmentalists have welcomed the announcement, calling it "world-leading". "Were they going to be brave enough to walk the walk, not just to say 'we've got a climate emergency' but to actually take those difficult decisions and to make real changes to our future in Wales?"I think this is a fresh start that we're seeing that real changes will be made in order to move us to a greener and healthier future."
"What we've just been through has created uncertainty but we can start to get clarity on investments in infrastructure, whether that's maintaining what we've got or new investment in energy for instance, then that will go a long way to ensure that jobs, business and communities are safeguarded."
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