English: Deputy Minister, this statement today will be met with dismay and disappointment by businesses and road users alike. It's a fact that, after 22 years in power, successive Welsh Labour Governments have failed to build an adequate road network. From 2000 to 2019, the Welsh road network has increased by less than 3 per cent, despite the fact that the volume of road traffic has increased by nearly 30 per cent over the same time period. But you have today confirmed Welsh Labour has no plans to deal with the growing traffic on our roads. You broke a manifesto commitment to deal with the congestion problem on the M4 by building a relief road, wasting £157 million in the process, and you've let road users down again today. Road transport corridors are the arteries of domestic and international trade and boost the overall competitiveness of the Welsh economy. In 2017, there were over 30,000 traffic jams on Welsh roads, which cost the Welsh economy almost £278 million. A proper policy for roads should include ambitious plans to improve our road infrastructure by delivering an M4 relief road, upgrading the A55 in north Wales, and to progress the dualling of the A40 to Fishguard. It should include the bypass for Chepstow and - I apologise for my pronunciation in advance - Llandeilo that residents have been calling for. Instead, these issues have been kicked into the long grass. Can you advise me, Minister, whether the improvements to the A40 between Llanddewi Velfrey and Penblewin, due to commence this week, will now go ahead or will be delayed due to this review? The roads review should also address the contradictions in the Welsh Government's approach to alleviating air pollution levels. Wales has some of the worst air quality in the UK. It's a fact. Cardiff and Port Talbot both have higher PM10 levels than either Birmingham or Manchester, while Hafodyrynys has the most polluted road in the UK outside of London. The Welsh Government must commit to reviewing speed limits on major roads in Wales. A constant flow of traffic will not only reduce the amount of particulate matter released by brake wear and tear, but also reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that the acceleration of cars produces. Although the Welsh Government has implemented 50 mph zones in some areas of Wales to keep traffic flowing, and reduced nitrogen dioxide limits, some traffic safety experts have said that permanent 50 mph limits could put motorists in danger. There is evidence that increased congestion leads to driver frustration and reduces their awareness and concentration. Will you agree to address this issue, Deputy Minister? Because you seem hell-bent on letting our roads deteriorate and forcing everyone on to public transport, despite major doubts over the ability of the network in Wales to cope after years of poor management and underinvestment. Welsh workers and businesses urgently require more information about the scope of the review and your long-term intentions for our transport infrastructure, as do we. Thank you.
Welsh: Dirprwy Weinidog, bydd y datganiad hwn heddiw yn digalonni ac yn siomi busnesau a defnyddwyr ffyrdd fel ei gilydd. Mae'n ffaith bod Llywodraethau Llafur olynol yng Nghymru, ar ôl 22 mlynedd mewn grym, wedi methu ag adeiladu rhwydwaith ffyrdd digonol. Rhwng 2000 a 2019, mae rhwydwaith ffyrdd Cymru wedi cynyddu llai na 3 y cant, er gwaethaf y ffaith bod nifer y cerbydau ar y ffyrdd wedi cynyddu bron 30 y cant dros yr un cyfnod. Ond rydych chi heddiw wedi cadarnhau nad oes gan Lafur Cymru unrhyw gynlluniau i fynd i'r afael â'r traffig sy'n cynyddu ar ein ffyrdd. Gwnaethoch chi dorri ymrwymiad maniffesto i fynd i'r afael â'r broblem o dagfeydd ar yr M4 drwy adeiladu ffordd liniaru, gan wastraffu £157 miliwn yn y broses, ac rydych wedi siomi defnyddwyr ffyrdd eto heddiw. Coridorau trafnidiaeth ffyrdd yw rhydwelïau masnach ddomestig a rhyngwladol ac maen nhw'n hybu cystadleurwydd cyffredinol economi Cymru. Yn 2017, roedd dros 30,000 o dagfeydd traffig ar ffyrdd Cymru, a gostiodd bron i £278 miliwn i economi Cymru. Dylai polisi priodol ar gyfer ffyrdd gynnwys cynlluniau uchelgeisiol i wella ein seilwaith ffyrdd drwy ddarparu ffordd liniaru'r M4, uwchraddio'r A55 yn y gogledd, a symud ymlaen â deuoli'r A40 i Abergwaun. Dylai gynnwys y ffordd osgoi ar gyfer Cas-gwent ac - rwy'n ymddiheuro am fy ynganiad ymlaen llaw - Llandeilo y mae trigolion wedi bod yn galw amdani. Yn hytrach, mae'r materion hyn wedi'u hoedi am y tro. A allwch chi ddweud wrthyf, Gweinidog, a fydd y gwelliannau i'r A40 rhwng Llanddewi Felffre a Phenblewin, sydd i fod i ddechrau yr wythnos hon, yn digwydd yn awr neu a fydd oedi oherwydd yr adolygiad hwn? Dylai'r adolygiad o ffyrdd hefyd fynd i'r afael â'r gwrth-ddweud yn ymagwedd Llywodraeth Cymru tuag at liniaru lefelau llygredd aer. Mae gan Gymru rywfaint o'r ansawdd aer gwaethaf yn y DU. Mae'n ffaith. Mae gan Gaerdydd a Phort Talbot lefelau PM10 uwch na Birmingham a Manceinion, a Hafodyrynys sydd â'r ffordd fwyaf llygredig yn y DU y tu allan i Lundain. Mae'n rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru ymrwymo i adolygu terfynau cyflymder ar brif ffyrdd yng Nghymru. Bydd llif cyson o draffig nid yn unig yn lleihau faint o ronynnau sy'n cael eu rhyddhau wrth i frêcs gael eu defnyddio a'u treulio, ond hefyd yn lleihau faint o garbon deuocsid y mae ceir yn ei gynhyrchu wrth gyflymu. Er bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gweithredu parthau 50 mya mewn rhai rhannau o Gymru i gadw traffig i lifo, a lleihau terfynau nitrogen deuocsid, mae rhai arbenigwyr diogelwch traffig wedi dweud y gallai terfynau parhaol o 50 mya roi modurwyr mewn perygl. Ceir tystiolaeth bod mwy o dagfeydd yn arwain at rwystredigaeth i yrwyr a'i fod yn lleihau eu hymwybyddiaeth a'u gallu i ganolbwyntio. A wnewch chi gytuno i fynd i'r afael â'r mater hwn, Dirprwy Weinidog? Oherwydd mae'n ymddangos eich bod yn benderfynol o adael i'n ffyrdd ddirywio a gorfodi pawb i ddefnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, er gwaethaf amheuon mawr ynghylch gallu'r rhwydwaith yng Nghymru i ymdopi ar ôl blynyddoedd o reolaeth wael a thanfuddsoddi. Mae angen mwy o wybodaeth ar weithwyr a busnesau Cymru ar frys am gwmpas yr adolygiad a'ch bwriad yn yr hirdymor ar gyfer ein seilwaith trafnidiaeth, ac mae angen mwy o wybodaeth arnom ninnau hefyd. Diolch.