WAQ76927 (e) Wedi’i gyflwyno ar 18/07/2018

A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ddatganiad am gynnydd cynllun ffordd Blaenau'r Cymoedd, gan gyfeirio'n benodol at unrhyw ddiweddariadau sy'n ymwneud â dyddiad cwblhau'r adran ddwyreiniol ac unrhyw gostau ychwanegol a allai fod wedi codi i Lywodraeth Cymru yn ystod y prosiect hwn?

Wedi'i ateb gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth | Wedi'i ateb ar 25/07/2018

On 27 November 2017 I issued a written statement advising on the status of the A465 Section 2 scheme and provided a further update on 6 June 2018. I have not received any indication since that time that the total overspend on the project has increased or that the completion date has been further delayed.

 

My officials are continuing to actively manage the project to identify ways of mitigating the position and ensure the overspend is apportioned between Costain and Welsh Government strictly in accordance with the contract terms. My officials are working with Wales Audit Office who are undertaking a review of the project and who will report in due course. Work on the scheme is continuing at pace and the project is nearly three-quarters complete. Work on the eastern half of the scheme will be complete by early 2019 with the construction then focussed on completing the more complex section at Brynmawr and through the gorge. Glanbaiden interchange will be open to traffic in the next 2-3 weeks.