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The Isle of Anglesey is discovered within the north-west nook of Wales, related to the mainland by two bridges. The fairly island attracts vacationers from all over the world, a lot of whom make the journey over the Mirai Strait to get there.

Such is the demand for entry that plans had been drawn as much as construct a 3rd crossing to ease congestion. The crossing was first proposed in 2007 and would price an estimated £400m.

After toing and froing over the shape the crossing would take, it was determined {that a} bridge could be constructed, slightly than a tunnel.

That resolution got here in 2018 however simply three years later and the plan had been paused by the Welsh authorities, citing local weather issues.

In February 2023, the Labour-run devolved authorities introduced all the undertaking could be scrapped. As effectively as environmental worries, decision-makers baulked on the price.

According to BritainRemade, advocating for the third crossing, 42,300 folks use the 2 bridges each day.

“A new crossing has been talked about for years, but in February, the Welsh Government announced that it was scrapping all major road projects”, the group mentioned. “This is despite their predictions that the number of vehicles using the crossing will continue to increase.

“We want the governments in Cardiff and Westminster to work collectively and decide to constructing a Third Menai Crossing.”

Welsh transport secretary Ken Skates said in March: “We have to make sure that they mirror the truth of the local weather emergency that we face.

“I want Wales to be at the forefront of design and implementation of new schemes.”

“We haven’t stopped building roads, but we do need to deal with the criteria for new road building schemes which states that you can’t build them if it leads to extra capacity.

“That’s prompted issue when it comes to contemplating schemes, and interpretation.”