Dualling battle taken to Ireland (From Western Telegraph)

Dualling battle taken to Ireland

10:17am Tuesday 30th September 2008 in

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Pembrokeshire's assembly members are planning to cross the Irish Sea in their bid to get the A40 dualled.

They say that the main road is a vital artery to the Irish ferry port at Fishguard and is heavily used by Irish haulage firms.

"The A40 is practically an extension of the Irish trunk road system and we are planning to visit Ireland this winter to drum up support for our dualling campaign," said south Pembrokeshire assembly member Angela Burns.

She will be travelling with her Preseli Pembrokeshire counterpart Paul Davies to meet transport chiefs and politicians from southern Ireland.

"The A40 is practically an extension of the Irish trunk road system and we are planning to visit Ireland this winter to drum up support for our dualling campaign."

south Pembrokeshire assembly

Both AMs have joined forces with the county council in a bid to put pressure on the Welsh Assembly Government to dual the road.

"We have both lobbied for years to get this busy main road made into a dual carriageway and we have just met council transport chiefs to discuss how we can best work together on this joint goal," added Mr Davies.

Mrs Burns said that they would be taking the council's concerns to Cardiff Bay.

"The council has been carrying out studies into the road and we shall be taking their findings to the Welsh Assembly Government," she said.

"A judicial inquiry is underway into the matter and we hope that economic and safety reasons of dualling have been proven."