'Road from hell' fully reopens after 23 years

by Daniel

It's been called the "road from hell" but after 23 years of roadworks and congestion, one of the UK's most expensive and complex road upgrade projects is finally complete.

The last traffic cone and contraflow was removed from the A465 Heads of the Valleys road in south Wales on Friday night after a £2bn upgrade that started back in 2002.

The 28-mile (45km) improvement is designed to bring prosperity to one of the UK's most deprived areas and cut journey times between west Wales and the Midlands.

Welsh ministers said the upgrade would boost the region but opponents have criticised how long it has taken and the "extortionate" price tag.

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