Transport

Swansea station facelift
10/8/2010 - The contract has been awarded for construction to begin on Swansea High Street station. The upgrade will help boost Swansea’s public transport network as the scheme sits alongside ongoing works to refurbish the city’s ...

Welsh trains to be poshed up
2/8/2010 - Trains used on Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) mainline service are to be upgraded thanks to Welsh Assembly Government and ATW funding. Ministers are providing £7.5 million to the improvement programme which will take place ...

Church Village Bypass opens ahead of schedule
27/7/2010 - Rhondda Cynon Taf's landmark Church Village Bypass is to be opened two months ahead of schedule on September 7. The £90m investment was the largest single highways project undertaken by any local authority in the UK. ...

£21m boost for Welsh stations
21/7/2010 - A £21m boost to improve train stations across west Wales and the Valleys has been announced by Deputy First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones. Dozens of stations could benefit from improvements ranging from new waiting facilit...

Cardiff-Anglesey airlink reprieved
30/4/2010 - Manx2.com, along with its partner carrier FLM Aviation, has been appointed as the new operator for the North-South air link, the Welsh Assembly Government has announced. The Cardiff to Anglesey service will resume on M...

Volcano cloud closes Cardiff Airport
15/4/2010 - Flights to and from Cardiff Airport were cancelled this morning because of the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland hovering over Britain. The ash can badly damage plane engines. The Airport said flights are unlikely to ...

Move to ease congestion on M4
14/4/2010 - The Welsh Assembly Government today said it has completed the purchase of the Queensway road from Corus as part of its strategy to improve congestion on the M4. Plans will now be drawn up to see how the road, which pas...

£55m upgrade for Wales roads
3/3/2010 - A £55m grant for local authorities aimed at improving roads, tackling regional transport issues, and encouraging safer routes in communities has been announced by the Deputy First Minister. Road schemes to receive cas...

Card pay system for Severn Crossing
26/2/2010 - New measures to allow motorists using the Severn Crossings to pay tolls by credit or debit card have been laid before Parliament by Transport Minister Sadiq Khan. Currently the legislation only permits cash or prepaid ...

Preventing Severn Crossing ice fall danger
26/2/2010 - Provision of an early warning system of the danger of ice falling on traffic crossing the Severn Bridges is vital. If that can't be done then the bridges must be closed. That is the conclusion of Plaid AM Chris Franks...

Pembrokeshire village bypass gets cash boost
24/2/2010 - Ongoing work on a major transport route through West Wales has been given a £19 million boost from EU Convergence funding, Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said today. The new cash will help pay for improvement o...

Wales must catch the fast train
25/1/2010 - Urban light railway systems in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport and high-speed rail links to the rest of the UK and Europe.are urged by a Wales committee today. Faster trains, better stations and more powers for Wales are ...

Wales roads plagued by endless revisions
12/1/2010 - The Welsh Government’s trunk road programme lacks a joined up strategic approach which fails to take account of the needs of users. The country's roads face problems caused by poor estimation, delays, uncertainty ove...

Landslide area being made safe
19/11/2009 - Huge machinery has been on scene at the site of the Foel Goch landslide, on a major road linking the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys as part of an £85,000 Council to ensure the area remains safe for all. Rhondda Cynon Taf C...

Safer cycle tracks for Wales
19/11/2009 - Transport Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones AM has confirmed that the Welsh Government will back the National Assembly Enterprise & Learning Committee’s proposed legislation on Highways and Transport. The proposed Legislative...

Local authorities to review speed limits
5/11/2009 - Local authorities are being encouraged to review their speed limits in new guidance published by the Welsh Assembly Government. The guidance covers 20 mph zones, speed limits on urban and rural roads, particularly through...

Wales traffic officers start work
28/9/2009 - The new north Wales Traffic Officers have set out on their first patrols of the A55. Having completed their training the new officers will be able to assist police with traffic incidents to help keep traffic moving and...

Fatal accident on A468
23/9/2009 - Gwent Police is investigating a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the A468, Bassaleg to Machen Road. The incident occurred at approximately 9.25pm on the evening of Tuesday 22nd September 2009 and involved...

Deaths on Welsh roads could be cut
23/9/2009 - The number of deaths on Welsh roads could be cut according to a report from the National Assembly for Wales’s Enterprise and Learning Committee published today. The Committee recommends greater co-operation between t...

7,500 take up car scrappage offer in Wales
14/8/2009 - More than 7,500 vehicles have been purchased in Wales through the Government’s Scrappage Scheme since it was launched in April. This brings a welcome boost to the automotive sector, says Wales Office Minister Wayne D...

Cardiff - grants up to £10,000 for green travel plans
10/8/2009 - Grants up to a maximum of £10,000 are being offered to help organisations across Cardiff fund measures which support sustainable travel. The grants will be available to successful applicants who can demonstrate their pla...

Church Village bypass - milestone reached
31/7/2009 - A milestone has been reached in the construction of the Church Village Bypass as the £90million scheme remains on target. Led by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and its contractor Costain, the Church Village Bypass scheme is t...

Rhondda - £3 million M4 link to open
27/7/2009 - The final phase of a £3 million investment programme in Rhondda Cynon Taf Council area's busiest highways is near completion. Work on the A4119 between Parc Eirin to the Trebanog link will begin on Monday August 3rd 2...

Woman in hospital after Anglesey crash
27/7/2009 - A woman has been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle road traffic collision on Anglesey this morning (Monday 27th July). At 07:51 police received a report from the Ambulance Service that a collision had occurre...

Prestatyn incident - two men held
27/7/2009 - Two men remain in custody awaiting questioning today (Monday, July 27) following an incident in the Rhyl and Prestatyn areas this morning. Shortly after 3.15 am this morning a Renault car made off from a police vehicle...

Work starts now on Wales rail electrification
23/7/2009 - Work is to start immediately on a new £1bn rail scheme to boost the economy of South Wales and provide a faster, more reliable London train link, it was announced today. Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis signaled the ...

Wales trains electrified
22/7/2009 - Plans for the electrification of the railway between South Wales and London have been welcomed by Friends of the Earth Cyrmu. Commenting ahead of a Government announcement expected tomorrow the director of Friends of t...

Motorway patrols replace Wales cops
21/5/2009 - Users of the A55 North Wales Expressway will be the first in Wales to benefit from a new traffic officer service taking over from the police. Yellow and black Battenberg marked vehicles with amber and red lights will h...

Racecourse firm wins Swansea bus contract
19/5/2009 - The company behind the redevelopment of Epsom Racecourse has been chosen to redevelop Swansea's Quadrant Bus Station. Swansea Council has awarded the multi million pound contract to Wilmott Dixon. The company will w...

Cardiff to Merthyr trains twice an hour
18/5/2009 - Trains will run from Cardiff to Merthyr twice an hour from today. It is hoped the new service will provide a greater choice of journeys and encourage more people to leave their cars at home. Trains now run at 26 a...

Quicker trains for North Wales
15/5/2009 - Secretary of State for Wales Paul Murphy has welcomed the opening of the upgraded £8.9bn West Coast mainline which is set to give rail passengers in North Wales quicker and more frequent services. The line, which run...

Free bikes and buses plan to transform Cardiff travel
11/3/2009 - Free bikes, free buses and a modern parking system will make Cardiff a beacon for sustainable travel in Wales thanks to a £28.5 million investment by the Welsh Assembly Government and Cardiff Council. Minister for Eco...

Plea to minister as road chaos looms for Wales
20/2/2009 - Wales has called on the transport minister to introduce dedicated traffic officers in the country to stop future motorway chaos after the police this week said they had insufficient funding to patrol the M4. At present...

Making Cardiff easier to get at
8/1/2009 - An improved transport infrastructure for Cardiff, including a circular bus route around the city centre, is on the way with the start of work in Churchill Way and the lower end of St Mary Street. The work in Churchil...