Overnight closures to fix 1,400 potholes on bypass

A MAJOR programme to repair potholes on some of Wales' main roads gets under way in Flintshire next week. More than 1,400 potholes are to be fixed on a 5km stretch of the A494 Mold bypass.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor

The work forms part of a £25m road maintenance scheme announced by the Welsh Government earlier this month. In total, work is to take place at 22 road sections on the national network.

The initiative aims to improve more than 100km of road whilst removing around 30,000 potholes. The repair blitz is also targeting the A470, where more than 1,000 potholes are fixed along a 3.4km stretch near Caersws, Powys.