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Nodir amcanion cyffredinol Llywodraeth Cymru mewn perthynas â thrafnidiaeth yn Strategaeth Trafnidiaeth Cymru.

Rwy’n credu’n glir bod trafnidiaeth yn hollbwysig os ydym i wneud economi Cymru’n fwy cystadleuol a rhoi gwell mynediad at swyddi a gwasanaethau.

Rwy’n ystyried bod trafnidiaeth yn allweddol i gyflawni llawer o flaenoriaethau’r Llywodraeth a’i Rhaglen Lywodraethu. Wrth feddwl am drafnidiaeth, rwy’n cydnabod bod rhaid inni ganolbwyntio ar anghenion busnesau, pobl a chymunedau ac rwy’n bwriadu sicrhau bod Cymru’n meithrin cysylltiadau rhagorol yn genedlaethol ac yn rhyngwladol, gan gynnig mynediad at fasnach, cyflogaeth, addysg a gwasanaethau. Rwy’n credu hefyd bod systemau trafnidiaeth fforddiadwy, effeithiol ac effeithlon yn gallu chwarae rhan bwysig wrth helpu i drechu tlodi.

Ers i mi ddod yn gyfrifol am y portffolio trafnidiaeth, rwyf wedi cael cyfle i adolygu’r buddsoddiad mewn trafnidiaeth er mwyn ystyried sut y gall ategu fy mlaenoriaethau ehangach o ran datblygu’r economi. Rwyf wedi nodi cyfleoedd newydd i ddatrys problemau trafnidiaeth ac wedi ystyried yr adborth a gefais gan y gymuned fusnes a phartneriaid eraill. Hefyd, mae trafodaethau gyda Llywodraeth y DU ynghylch opsiynau cyllid wedi esgor ar gyfleoedd newydd nad oeddent ar gael inni o’r blaen.

Mae’r datganiad hwn yn nodi rhai prosiectau ffyrdd allweddol i’w cyflawni yn ystod gweddill cyfnod y Cynulliad hwn, gan gydnabod y bydd eu cynnydd yn ddibynnol ar gael cydsyniadau statudol a digon o gyllid. Rwy’n bwriadu rhoi diweddariad pellach i Aelodau’r Cynulliad am ein blaenoriaethau ar gyfer seilwaith y rheilffyrdd cyn toriad yr haf.

Cyhoeddais ddatganiad ysgrifenedig eisoes ar 26 Mehefin ynghylch fy mwriad i ymgynghori ar gynllun drafft ac asesiadau cysylltiedig ar gyfer coridor yr M4 o amgylch Casnewydd ym mis Medi. O’i gyflawni, byddai’r cynllun hwn yn arwain at adeiladu traffordd i’r de o Gasnewydd gan ddatrys rhai o’r problemau capasiti a thagfeydd ar y brif ffordd gyswllt allweddol hon, y cydnabyddir yn eang ei bod yn allweddol i economi Cymru.

Yn ychwanegol, rwy’n bwriadu bwrw ymlaen â’r cynlluniau ar gyfer ffordd Gyswllt Ddwyreiniol Bae Caerdydd ac uwchraddio Cyffordd 28 ar yr M4\. Mae’r prosiectau hyn yn bwysig ar gyfer gwella’r mynediad i Ardal Fenter Canol Caerdydd a gwella’r cysylltiadau o fewn y dinas\-ranbarth.

Mae’r A465 yn flaenoriaeth o hyd a byddaf yn bwrw ymlaen â’r camau nesaf ar gyfer deuoli’r ffordd hon, o gofio ei phwysigrwydd strategol i Flaenau’r Cymoedd, Ardal Fenter Glynebwy ac fel cyswllt cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol.

Er mwyn gwella’r mynediad at Ardal Fenter Sain Tathan Maes Awyr Caerdydd, byddaf yn ariannu gwelliannau i Five Mile Lane.  

Byddaf yn parhau â’r cynlluniau adeiladu allweddol sydd eisoes ar y gweill, gan gynnwys gwelliannau i’r A477 Sanclêr i Ros\-goch; yr A470 yng Ngelligemlyn a Maes yr Helmau – Cross Foxes; yr A487 yng Nglandyfi a’r A465 Brynmawr i Dredegar.  

Byddaf yn dal ati hefyd â’r cynlluniau ar gyfer ffordd osgoi’r Drenewydd A483/A489 a’r A487 Caernarfon\-Bontnewydd – yn wir, rwyf wedi gwneud cyhoeddiadau am y ffyrdd osgoi hyn yn ddiweddar.

Byddaf yn neilltuo cyllid ar gyfer datblygu cynlluniau eraill hefyd, gan gynnwys camau nesaf yr astudiaethau ar wella’r A494, yr A40 a phont Dyfi.  

Mae’r prosiectau mawr hyn yn bwysig ond  daeth yn amlwg wrth i mi wrth siarad â busnesau a phobl ar draws Cymru bod angen gwelliannau bach wedi’u targedu’n briodol hefyd, i fynd i’r afael â mannau cyfyng sy’n achosi problemau ar ein ffyrdd a gwella effeithlonrwydd y rhwydwaith ledled Cymru. Mae potensial i wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn yma.   Cyflawnir y gwelliannau canlynol dros y ddwy flynedd nesaf:  


* M4 Port Talbot Cyffordd 40 – 41
* A483 i leddfu tagfeydd yng nghanol y Drenewydd
* M4 Cyffordd 32 Coryton – ffordd ymadael
* A55 llochesi argyfwng
* M4 C33 ffordd ymadael

Yn ychwanegol, bwriedir cynnal rhagor o astudiaethau ar fannau cyfyng eraill dros y flwyddyn nesaf, yn benodol:  


* A487 astudiaeth o systemau draenio Pont Dyfi
* A55 astudiaeth o dagfeydd Pont Britannia

  
Bydd rhagor o brosiectau’n dilyn dros y blynyddoedd nesaf.

Byddaf yn sicrhau rhwydd hynt i restr o brosiectau eraill arfaethedig wrth i’r cyllid ddod ar gael.

Rwyf wedi gwneud cais hefyd am ystyriaeth i weld a ddylid ychwanegu rhai ffyrdd a rhannau o ffyrdd at y Rhwydwaith Cefnffyrdd er mwyn cydnabod eu pwysigrwydd strategol cenedlaethol. Bydd y ffyrdd hyn yn cefnogi Ardaloedd Menter ac yn darparu cysylltiadau di\-dor o ddechrau’r daith i’r diwedd, yn ogystal â hybu twristiaeth a chanolfannau masnach a busnes ac atgyfnerthu’r Rhwydwaith Cefnffyrdd. Rwyf wedi gofyn am gael dechrau trafod gyda’r Awdurdodau Lleol i ailddiffinio Rhwydwaith Cefnffyrdd Cymru.

Rwyf wedi ystyried yn ofalus y modd y gall buddsoddi mewn trafnidiaeth helpu i hybu datblygiad yr Ardaloedd Menter.

Fel y nodwyd uchod, mae ffordd gyswllt Dwyrain Bae Caerdydd a gwelliannau ar hyd yr M4 yn bwysig iawn ar gyfer llwyddiant Ardal Fenter Canol Caerdydd. Yn yr un modd, bydd gwelliannau i Five Mile Lane a datblygu gorsaf reilffordd newydd ac estyniad i linell Glynebwy yn fanteisiol i Ardaloedd Menter Sain Tathan \- Maes Awyr Caerdydd a Glynebwy.

Mae Bwrdd Ardal Fenter Dyfrffordd y Ddau Gleddau wedi pennu y dylid rhoi blaenoriaeth i wella’r A40, ac mae’n fwriad gen i ddatblygu ymhellach y gwelliannau a gynigiwyd eisoes. Byddaf hefyd yn cynnal astudiaethau pellach ar yr opsiynau ar gyfer gwella’r A494 sy’n bwysig i Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy.

Mae’r achos busnes wrthi’n cael ei baratoi ar gyfer moderneiddio rheilffordd Gogledd Cymru a gwella’r A55 hefyd, gan gynnwys twnelau Conwy, a bydd hynny’n siŵr o gefnogi dyheadau Byrddau Ardaloedd Menter Glannau Dyfrdwy, Eryri ac Ynys Môn.

Yn fwy cyffredinol, rwy’n buddsoddi’n sylweddol yn y gwasanaethau bws a rheilffordd ac mewn mesurau diogelwch ar y ffyrdd a theithio actif. Wrth fuddsoddi, rwyf bob amser yn ceisio cael y gwerth gorau am arian a sicrhau ein bod yn elwa i’r eithaf. Cewch ragor o wybodaeth am y blaenoriaethau ar gyfer y seilwaith rheilffyrdd a chanlyniad gwaith Tasglu Trafnidiaeth Integredig Gogledd\-ddwyrain Cymru cyn toriad yr haf.

Rwy’n ffyddiog y bydd y mesurau trafnidiaeth hyn yn rhoi sylfaen cadarn ar gyfer cryfhau economi Cymru.







Translation:


 
The Welsh Government’s overall aims in relation to transport are set out in the Wales Transport Strategy.  


I am clear that transport has a critical role to play in improving Wales’ economic competiveness and provides enhanced access to jobs and services.


I see transport as a key enabler for many of this Government’s priorities and supporting the delivery of the Programme for Government.  I recognise that in thinking about transport we must focus on how it can serve the needs of businesses, people and communities.  It is my intention to ensure that Wales has excellent national and international connections, enabling access to markets, to employment, education and services.  I also believe that providing affordable, effective and efficient transport systems can play an important role in helping to tackle poverty.  


Since taking on the transport portfolio, I have had the opportunity to review investment in transport in light of its contribution to my wider economic development priorities.  This enabled me to see new opportunities for transport solutions and consider the feedback I have had from the business community and partners.  Progress in discussions with the UK Government on financing options is also opening up opportunities that we have not been able to consider up to now.


This statement highlights key road projects for delivery in the remainder of this Assembly, recognising that progress will be subject to statutory consents and funding availability.  I intend providing a further update to Assembly Members before the summer recess of rail infrastructure priorities.  


I have already made a written statement on 26 June on my intention to consult on a draft plan and associated assessments for the M4 corridor around Newport in September, that, if implemented, would lead to a motorway being built to the South of Newport, addressing capacity and resilience problems on this key artery widely recognised as essential to support the Welsh economy.


In addition, I intend to progress the Eastern Bay Link in Cardiff and an upgrade to Junction 28 on the M4\.  These projects are an important element in improving access to the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone and enhancing connectivity within the city region.


The A465 remains a priority and I will progress the remaining phases of the dualling in view of the route’s strategic importance for the Upper Valleys, Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone and as an national and international link.


To improve access to the St Athan \- Cardiff Airport Enterprise Zone, I will fund improvements to Five Mile Lane.  


I will continue to deliver key schemes already under construction.  These include improvements on the  A477 St Clears \- Red Roses; A470 Gelligemlyn and Maes yr Helmau – Cross Foxes; A487 Glandyfi, A465 Brynmawr to Tredegar.  


I will also continue to progress the A483/A489 Newtown bypass and A487 Caernarfon\-Bontnewydd where, in both cases, I have made recent announcements.


I will be setting aside funding for scheme development to ensure that we can progress the development of other schemes, this will include the next stages studies on improvements to the A494, the A40 and the Dyfi bridge.  


These major projects are important but it is obvious from conversations with businesses and people across Wales that smaller, targeted improvements to tackle pinch points and improve the efficiency of the network across Wales have the potential to make a real difference.  The following improvements will be delivered over the next two years:  


 


* M4 Port Talbot Junction 40 to J 41
* A483 Newtown town centre congestion
* M4 J32 Coryton dedicated slip road
* A55 Emergency refuges
* M4 J33 dedicated slip road


 


  

In addition, further study work on certain other pinch points will continue in the next year, specifically:


 


* A487 Dyfi Bridge drainage study
* A55 Britannia Bridge congestion study


 


  

Further projects will follow in future years.


I will ensure that there is a clear pipeline of further projects that can be delivered as funding becomes available.


In recognition of their strategic national importance, I have also asked for consideration of additional routes and sections to be included as part of the Trunk Road Network. These routes will support a combination of enterprise zones, end to end connectivity, tourism and access to commercial and business centres as well as providing resilience for the Trunk Road Network.  I have asked for discussions to begin with Local Authorities to re\-define the Welsh Trunk Road Network.


I have considered carefully how transport investment can help drive the development of the Enterprise Zones.  


As noted earlier in this statement, the Eastern Bay link and improvements along the M4 have an important role to play in stimulating the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone.  Similarly, improvements to Five Mile Lane and the development of a new railway station and line extension to Ebbw Town will benefit the Enterprise Zones in St Athan – Cardiff Airport and at Ebbw Vale respectively.


Improving the A40 has been identified as a priority by the Haven Waterway Enterprise Zone Board and I intend to undertake further development of previously proposed improvements.  I also intend progressing further study work on the options for improvements to the A494, which is important to the Deeside Enterprise Zone.


The development of the business case for north Wales rail modernisation and progressing improvements to the A55, including the Conwy Tunnels, will also support the ambitions of the Deeside, Snowdonia and Anglesey Enterprise Zone Boards.  


More broadly I am making substantial investment in both bus and rail transport services, in road safety and in active travel measures.  I am continuing to look to secure maximum value for money and impact from this investment.  Further updates on rail infrastructure priorities and on the outcome of the work of the North East Wales Integrated Transport Task Force will follow before the summer recess.


I believe that these transport measures will provide a solid basis for strengthening the Welsh economy.