Dinas Powys Conservatives have called for a major rethink of transport policy by Vale Council officials, claiming the council leader is “jeopardising significant progress” on efforts to boost links between Barry and Cardiff.
Cllr Vince Driscoll, shadow Cabinet member for neighbourhood services and transport, called on the Vale Council to pause plans for a new road and viaduct through the Ely Valley (the ‘Junction 34’ scheme).
Instead, he and fellow Conservatives want the Labour-led administration to make the bypass its key priority. But they said he has already told the press he doesn’t think the Welsh Government will find the money.
Cllr Driscoll said: “The new leader risks jeopardising the significant progress that has been made on a bypass, within just days of taking over.
“Congestion between Cardiff and Barry is getting worse all the time, and development along Barry Waterfront and in the village of Dinas Powys is going to make things even more difficult for commuters.
“Instead of pressing on with an unpopular road in Pendoylan, he should be making the case for the bypass which is the road Barry residents want to see built.”