Prince Of Wales Bridge Sign
Ail groesfan hafren officially renamed the prince of wales bridge welsh.
Prince of wales bridge sign. The bridge is operated by highways england. The controversy in 2018 surrounding the renaming of the second severn crossing to the prince of wales bridge had died down until recently a new sign on the structure was erected. Pont tywysog cymru is the m4 motorway bridge over the river severn between england and wales inaugurated on 5 june 1996 by the prince of wales to supplement the traffic capacity of the severn bridge built in 1966. The m5 avonmouth bridge spans 1 400 metres and the m48 severn suspension bridge covers 1 600 metres of highways england road network.
Once motorists get over the severn bridge they can usually either take the a466 towards chepstow or continue on the m48 towards the m4. The decision to rename the second severn crossing caused controversy last year. Giant new signs on the second severn crossing renaming it the prince of wales bridge cost over 200 000 highways england has revealed. Large new name signs have been erected over the m4 prince of wales bridge as part of work to remove toll booths.
The total cost 216 5113 39 has been published by wales online who put in a freedom of information request to the body tasked with looking after the. The three crossings are vital to the economy of the south west and wales with 70 000 vehicles travelling across the m4 prince of wales bridge each day alone. Traffic diverted via prince of wales bridge. The federal agency says the prince of wales bridge doesn t carry.