Roadside trees ‘pose safety risk’

ROAD SAFETY

Trees planted along new  roads a few decades ago may now be posing safety risks to road users.

Caerphilly County Borough Council has felled trees alongside the A467 Risca bypass, following a number of incidents in recent years involving fallen trees on the carriageway. 

Trees along the A468 Caerphilly bypass have been identified but not tackled because of budgetary constraints, Christina Harrhy, corporate director communities, told councillors last month. 

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