Organisation: Welsh Assembly Government/Road Safety Wales
Date uploaded: 12th January 2012
Date published/launched: October 2010
This is the first chapter of a compilation of statistics on transport in Wales. This chapter covers road lengths and conditions.
The latest figures show:
• The total road length in Wales in 2010 was 34,150 km.
• Unclassified minor surfaced roads contribute approximately half the total road length in Wales.
• Powys covers by far the largest land area of the Welsh unitary authorities. It accounts for the highest proportion of all A trunk roads (27%), B and C roads (21%) and minor surfaced roads (12%), resulting in an overall 16% of the total road length of Wales.
• The greatest length of motorway is in Newport, which accounts for 19% of the total motorway in Wales.
• In 2009, 4.3% of the motorway network and 5.8% of the trunk road network required close monitoring of structural condition compared with 4.6% and 6.2% respectively in 2008.
• During 2009-10 Rhondda Cynon Taf had the highest proportion of Principal (A) roads in need of further investigation, 13%.
• During 2009-10 Blaenau Gwent and Denbighshire had the highest proportion of B and C roads in need of further investigation, each representing 14%.
For more information contact:
Transport Statistics Wales
T: 029 2082 5085