A465 finally reopened after £2bn and 23 years03/06/2025 The A465 Heads of the Valleys road in south Wales has finally been fully reopened after roadworks that started in 2002 were finally completed on 30 May. |
End in sight for A465 Heads of Valleys but costs rise again06/01/2025 After 23 years, roadworks on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in south Wales are set to be finally removed this summer, although the cost of the final stages has risen by almost £250m to £1.4bn. |
Costain and Welsh Government agree A465 settlement24/02/2021 Costain has agreed a settlement with the Welsh Government over changes to its contract for a major widening of the A465 but declined to confirm the exact value. |
Heads of the Valleys dualling scheme to cost over £100m a mile17/11/2020 The Welsh Government has denied understating the construction cost of the final A465 dualling scheme as details of the future cost to taxpayers over three decades have belatedly emerged. |
Consortium named for £500m final A465 sections23/06/2020 The Welsh Government has confirmed its preferred bidder for the final two sections of the troubled A465 Heads of the Valleys dualling scheme. |
Welsh Government sets aside £2m for A465 legal costs24/02/2020 The Welsh Government has budgeted £2m for legal fees in its wrangle with Costain over the A465 dualling between Gilwern and Brynmawr, the Wales Audit Office has revealed. |
NEC could be updated after Heads of the Valleys failures08/04/2019 Changes could be made to the New Engineering Contract and the Welsh Government’s model contract to reflect lessons learned from a long-running dispute over a road scheme. |
Plans on display for Heads of the Valleys dualling project25/11/2015 Proposed plans for the final section of the £800m A465 Heads of the Valleys dualling project in Wales will go on display next month (December). |
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