Articles by Rhodri Clark
Lugg review: Packaging may make repairs unaffordable
17/07/2023
A common approach to renewals or repairs along Welsh trunk road corridors that sees works packaged together could delay work to address the principal asset risk if the package cannot be funded, a review of maintenance on the Welsh strategic road network has argued.
Welsh transport minister: You win some engineers you lose some
22/03/2023
Welsh transport minister Lee Waters has told Highways the devolved nation could lose engineers due to its new, restrictive criteria for building roads but insisted young professionals would be attracted to the challenge of working in line with the UK’s 2050 net zero target.
UK funding no way to bypass roads policy, Welsh minister says
26/02/2023
A project which escaped scrutiny by the Welsh Roads Review Panel after the UK Government awarded funding does not provide a model for local authorities to bypass the Welsh Government’s radical new roads policy, a minister has said.
Wales announces radical new road building policy
16/02/2023
The Welsh Government has cancelled a swathe of road schemes and set out new conditions for all future schemes to meet, which include not increasing road capacity and not adversely affecting ecologically valuable sites.
Welsh Govt lists Third Menai Crossing as priority
16/12/2022
An investment pipeline published this week by the Welsh Government includes a £400m Third Menai Crossing, which has been paused since the administration included it in the remit of the independent Roads Review Panel.
Study finds vegetation barrier reduces NO2 spread
12/10/2022
A study alongside the A470 at Pontypridd has found vegetation helping to reduce the spread of nitrogen dioxide from the road to neighbouring properties.
Inflation sees DfT add £45bn to assets valuation
03/08/2022
The value of the DfT's assets increased by £45bn last year as higher inflation rates impacted on the cost of modern equivalent replacements for infrastructure assets.
Welsh 20mph rules designed to avoid challenges
15/07/2022
The regulations that will make 20mph the default urban speed limit in Wales were designed to prevent local authorities becoming bogged down in judicial review, the Welsh Government has revealed.
Analysis: Rapid cost increases turn the screw on engineering
06/05/2022
Transport infrastructure contractors and clients alike are battling the impacts of rapidly rising costs. Rhodri Clark reports on the difficulties and coping strategies.
Highway engineers are part of Wales solution, Waters says
19/08/2021
Highway engineers in Wales are facing some of the biggest changes to transport policy of their careers, but a government minister has said they should not see this as a repudiation of their work.
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