After the recent barrage of Plaid claims that IWJ singe-handedly saved the Welsh economy, the news that £15million seems to have been wasted on an abortive road project is less of an accolade.
The revelation in the Western Mail is that as late as the 2008-09 financial year, which ended three months before the Newport M4 relief road plan was ditched, more than £4m was spent on surveys and technical and financial advice.
The article appears to lend the controversial decision to scrap a costly but vital infrastructure project all the hallmarks of a panic measure rather than an alternative package aimed at making Wales greener in its transport habits. There is also a suggestion that the announcement was timed to coincide with promises that the Great Western rail line would be electrified between London Paddington and Swansea.
Will we be hearing more on the subject – or will Plaid be keeping quiet in this one?
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