Welsh Government accused of ‘climbdown’ on roads review

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Lee Waters: ‘I think it would look very odd if we`d left Llandeilo out of the whole-Wales review’

Lee Waters: ‘I think it would look very odd if we`d left Llandeilo out of the whole-Wales review’

The Welsh government has been accused of an “embarrassing climbdown” since it announced its review of all road schemes (LTT 28 June). The review will exclude the proposed A483 bypass at Llandeilo, and the government cannot confirm that a local road associated with the major A465 dualling will be in the review.

The first information about the review, to be conducted by an expert panel, came from climate change minister Julie James, interviewed by BBC Wales. She said: “We will...

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