Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
My sympathies are with the family of the man who lost his life in the rail incident in Powys on Monday evening. My thoughts are with all affected by the rail incident.
Following the rail incident in the area on Monday, we have reviewed the planned roadworks on the A470 at Talerddig which are due to begin on 31 October. I can now confirm these works will be paused until the New Year.
Pausing the work at Talerddig until the New Year is the right thing to do at this point to allow time for the community to come to terms with the sad events which have taken place. While every effort is made to minimise disruption, beginning the work next week would have brought uncertainty at a difficult time.
During the next two months the two-way traffic lights will remain on the road with one lane closed. There will be regular monitoring of the retaining wall area during this time to ensure the safety of all road users.
Further updates on a revised timetable for the road works will be provided in the New Year.