The Welsh government's deputy climate change minister, Lee Waters, says the approach to road-building for the last 70 years 'is not working'.
Mr Waters said the Welsh government has"to be prepared to do things differently" in order to achieve a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.He also outlined the significant cost of the road-building projects initially produced, adding"we just do not have the money to do so".Image:'Far from perfect'
Mr Waters insisted the report"says very clearly that schemes that create extra road capacity for cars should not be supported" and should instead focus on improving"public transport and active travel". "We will not get to Net Zero unless we stop doing the same thing over and over. Where we can create an easier alternative to driving, let's do so," Mr Waters added.In response, the Welsh Conservatives' shadow transport minister, Natasha Asghar MS, said:"Only a handful have been spared the axe and will be going ahead as planned...
She said that the new criteria for road building would leave"businesses struggling to operate" and added:"To you, deputy minister, roads might be these awful structures of concrete, but to us, businesses, commuters and residents, they are a necessity." Delyth Jewell MS, Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on climate change, transport and energy, said that the scheme is"a step in the right direction" but added that the"policy is far from perfect".
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