Monmouthshire is to receive £290,000 from the Welsh Government this year for ‘bus stop infrastructure’ – but we do not know yet what this might be.

Pontypool and New Inn Rail Station improvements have been recommended for approval by Torfaen planners.  The project will provide 133 park and ride spaces accessed from A4042 and a new footbridge and lift.  Ironically this public transport improvement is expected to increase traffic on the over-capacity A4042, likely to be aggravated by developments at Mamhilad.

Abergavenny has long been waiting for similar improvements,

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