Following yet another incident on the A55 this week, which resulted in chaos on the main artery road into North Wales, North Wales MS Mark Isherwood has called on the Welsh Government to finally address issues on this A494 and A55 route.
Questioning the First Minister in today's meeting of the Welsh Parliament, Mr Isherwood referred to the successive failed scheme proposals for the expressway and called for the Welsh Government to involve local communities in co-produding solutions.
Speaking in the Senedd Chamber, he said:
"Cross-border travel for traffic passing through Delyn relies on the route between Flintshire and Cheshire, where the A55 converges with the A494 just after Ewloe, which is notorious for delays, queues and accidents.
"Only yesterday morning, a three-vehicle crash near Queensferry, Deeside, caused chaos on the A494 and the A55. Traffic was reported backed up to junction 33 on the A55, and Pinfold Lane on the A494. I personally witnessed the tail end of this.
"The resulting congestion also affected routes as far as Halkyn, Delyn, on the A55. This has been going on for decades, with successive failed scheme proposals.
"How, therefore, do you now propose to finally address this, ensuring that, this time, local communities are genuinely involved early in co-producing solutions, rather than merely being consulted after designs have been produced?"
Speaking after the meeting, Mr Isherwood said: "Yet again, this First Minister exhibited her great gift for not answering the question!”.
