Member of the Senedd for Monmouth, Peter Fox, and County Councillor for Goytre, Jan Butler, have welcomed a firm timetable for the crossing works to begin in the village.
After several years of campaigning for safety improvements in the village of Goytre, work is sent to begin at the end of January 2026.
In a recent update sent to Mr Fox by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, the Monmouth MS has been advised that a schedule of works has been agreed to commence at the end of January.
The works will allow for a single mobilisation over a seven-week period, avoiding the need for multiple stoppages. All road space bookings and traffic orders in place, with Welsh Government confirming they are prepared to proceed as planned.
Mr Fox and Cllr Butler have been working hard to deliver the safety improvements in the village, and have warmly welcomed the latest update.
Local MS for Monmouth, Peter Fox, has said:
“Road safety in Goytre has been a contentious issue for a number of years, and thanks must be given to Cllr Butler and her efforts in driving this forward.
“I always say that issues like this are not resolved until we have spades in the ground, with this latest update confirming this will be sooner rather than later.
“I will continue to monitor this until the crossing work is completed and the first pedestrian has used it.”
Jan Butler, County Councillor for Goytre, has added:
“At last, the residents of Goytre will have their crossing. I thank and pay tribute to those who signed my petition back in 2022.
“There were many communications between Peter, myself and Welsh Government that followed; but at last, we have succeeded. This is local democracy at work and shows how positive change can be achieved by ordinary people.
“This crossing will enable residents to safely use the public bus service and hopefully increase service usage securing it for generations to come.”
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