MSs ask why bridge faults that led to closure weren't found earlier

QUESTIONS over why the "rusty nuts and bolts" that prompted the Menai Suspension Bridge's most recent closure were not identified sooner have been asked in Cardiff.

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Answers were also sought over why traffic-easing measures, including wind deflectors and a three-lane tidal flow system, had not been actioned on the alternative Britannia Bridge route.

The questions were asked during questions in the Senedd by Plaid Cymru and Conservative Senedd Members after recent traffic issues following the work on the 200-year-old Menai Suspension Bridge.

It closed recently after an investigation found that nuts and bolts on beams beneath the bridge were corroded.