Jane Dodds MS highlights road safety fears on A470 at Libanus

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Jane Dodds has raised concerns about road safety on the A470 at Libanus.  The Mid and West Wales MS asked at the Senedd for a statement on the issue from Transport Secretary Ken Skates.  Video from Senedd.tv

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00:00Could I request a statement, please, from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport regarding

00:04road safety, particularly regarding the A470 at Leibniz?

00:09Many of the people here, I'm sure, have travelled across Banner Brecheiniog down into Brecon

00:16along the A470 and through the tiny village of Leibniz, which has no pedestrian road crossing.

00:25Unfortunately, last week there was a three-car crash at Leibniz, highlighting the ongoing

00:34danger there.

00:36Firefighters actually needed to free a casualty, and local councillors have expressed severe

00:41concern about the daily risks faced by Leibniz residents due to the speed restriction, which

00:48is 50 miles an hour.

00:51So, could I ask the Cabinet Secretary, particularly as it's road safety week this week, to detail

00:59interim safety measures and risk assessments for the A470 at Leibniz?

01:06Diolch yn fawr, Jane Dodds.

01:09The Welsh Government takes road safety very seriously, but also routinely monitors speed

01:16data, along with personal injury collision records from the police, to inform us of

01:21the need for road safety improvements.

01:23It's already been raised in terms of road safety and setting local speed limits this

01:28afternoon, so we are currently updating the guidance on setting local speed limits to

01:36reflect current Welsh Government policy, including the national roll-out of 20-mile-an-hour speed

01:41limit, and to meet the ambitions highlighted in Llywydd y Llywydd, the Wales transport

01:46strategy.

01:47And, when that new guidance is published, we'll review the speed limits across the

01:52trunk road network, including the A470 at Leibniz.

01:57I think we all know that we are all driven through Leibniz, and then to hear of that

02:03collision, again, brings the reality of this in terms of speed limits and enforcement,

02:13of course, which is crucial.

02:15But I would urge your constituents to report any concerns directly to GoSafe, the Wales

02:22casualty reduction partnership, who are responsible for speed limit enforcement.

02:31Y Llywydd, diolch yn fawr.

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