Jantra
we can't have motorways to every single village in the nation which is seemingly what you want to get at. I'd like a helicopter but the state ain't providing that for me either.
The facts are the facts. Wales does have lots of single carriageway roads but by and large these aren't congested. I travel quite a bit in my job and I do travel all over South Wales and very rarely if ever am I stuck in traffic except in and around Cardiff or Brynglas to Coldra. Don't dress up the need for the A470 to be widened as some necessity to keep Wales moving and generating economic output because that just isn't the case.
By the way, I'm not questioning why Welsh people would want to travel around Wales. I'm saying that widening the roads is not a pressing need given existing traffic volumes away from the East/West axis. I'd also go so far as saying that Welsh roads are also available for non Welsh people which, seemingly, you disagree with - your post certainly comes across that way.
My final point is that I'm entitled to my opinion as you are yours. That's not returning to my 'disagreeable former self'. That is me holding an opinion which I'd hazard a guess is shared by the majority - by all means invest in the nations infrastructure, but do it wisely based on need rather than want.
The facts are the facts. Wales does have lots of single carriageway roads but by and large these aren't congested. I travel quite a bit in my job and I do travel all over South Wales and very rarely if ever am I stuck in traffic except in and around Cardiff or Brynglas to Coldra. Don't dress up the need for the A470 to be widened as some necessity to keep Wales moving and generating economic output because that just isn't the case.
By the way, I'm not questioning why Welsh people would want to travel around Wales. I'm saying that widening the roads is not a pressing need given existing traffic volumes away from the East/West axis. I'd also go so far as saying that Welsh roads are also available for non Welsh people which, seemingly, you disagree with - your post certainly comes across that way.
My final point is that I'm entitled to my opinion as you are yours. That's not returning to my 'disagreeable former self'. That is me holding an opinion which I'd hazard a guess is shared by the majority - by all means invest in the nations infrastructure, but do it wisely based on need rather than want.