:Trunk road agent
{{Short description|Type of road authority in Wales}}
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In Wales, a trunk road agent, ({{langx|cy|asiant cefnffyrdd}}), is a partnership between two or more county and/or county borough councils for the purposes of managing, maintaining, and improving the network of trunk roads in Wales (including any motorways) in their respective areas on behalf of the Welsh Government.
Agents
During 2005 to 2006 three trunk road agents were established to replace the previous eight, they were the North Wales Trunk Road Agent, the Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent and the South Wales Trunk Road Agent.{{Cite web |title=Outside bodies - North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency Joint Committee |url=https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/mgOutsideBodyDetails.aspx?ID=263 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru}} On 1 April 2012{{Cite web |title=New Welsh trunk roads framework opens for bids |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2012/01/30/new-welsh-trunk-roads-framework-opens-for-bids/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Construction Enquirer |language=en-GB}} these were reduced still further to two:
- The North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA; {{langx|cy|Asiant Cefnffyrdd Gogledd a Chanolbarth Cymru}}), which covers the principal areas of Anglesey, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd (lead authority), Powys, and Wrexham.{{Cite web |title=North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA) {{!}} Traffic Wales |url=https://traffic.wales/north-and-mid-wales-trunk-road-agent-nmwtra |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=traffic.wales}}
- The South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA; {{langx|cy|Asiant Cefnffyrdd De Cymru}}), which covers the principal areas of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot (lead authority), Newport, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, and the Vale of Glamorgan.{{Cite web |title=South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA) {{!}} Traffic Wales |url=https://traffic.wales/south-wales-trunk-road-agent-swtra |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=traffic.wales}}
Traffic officers
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Welsh Government traffic officers are civilian staff employed by the trunk road agents on behalf of the Welsh Government, as a means to ease traffic congestion on major trunk roads in Wales.{{Cite web |title=Welsh Government Traffic Officers {{!}} Traffic Wales |url=https://traffic.wales/welsh-government-traffic-officers |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=traffic.wales}} Their role and powers are similar to their English counterparts working for National Highways, the National Highways traffic officers.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-01 |title=National Highways: The traffic officers helping keep our roads moving |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-65348847 |access-date=2023-07-05}}
References
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External links
- [https://traffic.wales/north-and-mid-wales-trunk-road-agent-nmwtra North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent]
- [https://traffic.wales/south-wales-trunk-road-agent-swtra South Wales Trunk Road Agent]
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