Member of the Senedd for Monmouth, Peter Fox, has called on the Welsh Government and others to back a Chepstow by-pass.
Mr Fox, and the Conservatives, have long been supporters for a by-pass as a means of alleviating the persistent traffic problems through the town.
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales recently met with local MP, Catherine Fookes, and Deputy Leader of Monmouthshire County Council, Cllr Griffiths, to discuss the issues in and around Highbeech roundabout.
The outcome of the meeting seemed to focus on a new traffic model, currently being developed by Transport for Wales, in addition to a ‘regional approach’ being required, and other short-term solutions being considered.
Mr Fox was invited to attend the meeting, but unfortunately had to send his apologies due the short notice of the invite, and due to his responsibilities as Chairman of the Health and Social Care Committee, which had a meeting at the same time, discussing important issues on the state of healthcare in Wales.
The Monmouth MS has called for firm action to address the issues plaguing Chepstow, and once again called on Monmouth MP, Catherine Fookes, to back his calls for a Chepstow by-pass, in addition to asking Monmouthshire County Council and Welsh Government to do the same.
Peter has confirmed that his office is continuing efforts to arrange a further meeting with the Cabinet Secretary in Chepstow, once the works mentioned have developed.
Local MS for Monmouth, Peter Fox, has said:
“It is always disappointing to not be able to join important meetings, especially when it seems as if the most common sense solution, a by-pass, was not even discussed.
“The issues in and around Chepstow are now endemic, and require a proper solution to fix them once and for all.
“I am pleased to hear about some short-term solutions being floated, as these could start to help alleviate the problem, but all too often with Welsh Government, these short-term solutions turn into long-term delays.
“I am hoping to host the Cabinet Secretary myself in the autumn to see how things have progressed, and to put forward some additional thinking from a different perspective.”
