Residents campaigning against plans to build a new access road to Cardiff Airport mounted a protest in Barry on Friday. The protest came after the Welsh Assembly Government asked for the public's view on 3 options for a road to the airport. Campaign groups say people in the Vale do not want to see a new road at all.
Whilst a report on the 3 options was presented to the Vale of Glamorgan Council's cabinet on Friday, members of an anti-access road action group held a demonstration outside the Civic Offices, in Barry.
Two of the options centre on the A4232 from Junction 33 of the M4, while the third promotes a new road link south of Junction 34 of the M4 with an eastern or western bypass at Pendoylan before linking with the A48 at Sycamore Cross. The third option was put forward by the Welsh Assembly Government in 2003 and was opposed by the Vale council before being withdrawn.
Jeff James, the council's cabinet member for planning, said councillors were not being asked to support or oppose any of the options at this stage. He said: ‘The council need to be fully engaged in this issue and will have to take a long hard view of the preferred option when it is announced by the Welsh Assembly Government.’
Matthew Rees, a member of the NEVAR (No Ely Valley Airport Road) said with the airport shrinking and airlines pulling out there was no need for an access road. He said: ‘They are planning to spend £130m of taxpayers money for no good reason. As far as we are concerned the access to the airport is adequate already.'
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