MP welcomes cash bid for Newbridge Road repairs

* Damage to the road through Newbridge is still awaiting repairs.

Clwyd South MP Simon Baynes says he welcomes Wrexham Council’s submission of a business case to the Welsh Government to fund urgent repairs to the Newbridge Road where vital infrastructure was damaged in February 2021 as a result of a landslide. 

Wrexham Council said it was delighted to confirm the bid has been made. 

It follows complex geo-technical surveys and careful analysis of the costs going forward to ensure this critical road link is brought back into use.

Mr Baynes said: "I very much welcome the submission of a business case by Wrexham Council to the Welsh Government. 

"I have raised the urgent need for funding to repair the Newbridge Road on a number of occasions with Ministers in the House of Commons as I strongly believe emergency funding should have been given to Wrexham Council much sooner after the initial damage was caused. 

"I have been liaising closely with the Lead Member for Environment & Transport at Wrexham Council, Cllr David Bithell, on this issue and have taken every opportunity to raise the urgent need to secure Welsh Government funding for the road repairs. 

"This has left communities and local businesses seriously impacted with 13-mile diversionary routes necessary when the A483 is closed.

“I would like to take the opportunity to thank Cllr David Bithell and the officers at Wrexham Council for pursuing this issue over many months. It is now the responsibility of the Welsh Labour Government in Cardiff Bay to fund the repair work.”