Llanbedr bypass cost could exhaust North Wales transport budget

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 15:42 · Archive

A proposed £40m bypass for Llanbedr village would exceed North Wales's entire £28m annual transport budget.

A proposed relief road for Llanbedr, a seaside village of around 650 residents on the A496 between Barmouth and Harlech, would cost more than £40 million. This far exceeds the £28 million Regional Transport Fund budget for the whole of North Wales for 2026/7, according to a meeting of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Strategic Transport Sub-Committee held on Monday.

No funding source has yet been identified for the long-awaited low-speed relief road. The committee has called on the Welsh Government to attend its next meeting to discuss the matter. Senior transport officer Adam Graham reported that the Welsh Government, at the request of Deputy Minister for Transport Mark Hooper, has established a task and finish group aimed at 'identifying a suitable, possible solution for funding improvements for Llanbedr'.

The Llanbedr transport improvements have been designated as an important and high-priority scheme in the regional transport delivery plan. Development work has been funded through the Regional Transport Fund in 2026/7. The Welsh Government has been consulting with various organisations and funding bodies, including the corporate joint committee and Ambition North Wales, to explore possible solutions.

How it is being reported

• Concerns that a relief road could wipe out North Wales transport funding potConcerns that a Gwynedd relief road could wipe out funds from other north Wales transport projects have been raised.North Wales Chronicle · 4 Nov, 14:27
• Cost of Llanbedr bypass would 'wipe-out' entire transport budget for North WalesA meeting heard that a new relief road would cost £40m, dwarfing the £28m Regional Transport Fund budget for North WalesNorth Wales Live · 4 Nov, 04:15

In this story: Llanbedr · North Wales · Welsh Government · Mark Hooper · North Wales Corporate Joint Committee · Ambition North Wales

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