Responding to an Assembly Government statement today on maintenance of the Welsh road network during winter, Shadow Local Government Minister Darren Millar AM said:
“We warned before Christmas that grit stocks were inadequate to deal with severe weather yet the Assembly Government appears to have failed to act in time.
“It is vital the transport system is well-prepared for cold weather. And ministers need to lead early planning to prevent a repeat of the chaos in previous years.
“They must also work with councils across Wales to ensure there are sufficient supplies of grit to keep roads open, to get supplies to the places that need them most, and to keep disruption to a minimum.
“I accept that a degree of disruption is difficult to avoid with very heavy snowfalls, but the Assembly Government needs to get serious about efforts to keep transport moving when adverse weather conditions hit.”
