Senedd Scrapping Severn Bridge Tolls - South Wales.
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Senedd to debate scrapping of Severn bridge tolls. Reported by the South Wales Argus. The Severn Bridge (Welsh: Pont Hafren) is a motorway suspension bridge spanning the River Severn & River Wye & is the main border crossing Into & Out of Wales.
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Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/17/2016
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The Severn Bridge (Welsh: Pont Hafren) is a suspension bridge spanning the River Severn, just North of Bristol, England, and Chepstow in Wales, via Beachley, a peninsula between the River Severn and River Wye estuary. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and Wales.
"The bridge took five years to construct at a cost of £8 million. It replaced the Aust ferry, and as opened on 8 September 1966, by Queen Elizabeth II, who hailed it as the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales. The bridge was granted Grade I listed status on 26 November 1999." Text Source: (
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Senedd to debate scrapping of Severn bridge tolls: Report:
"A Senedd debate today will discuss the abolition of charges on the Severn bridges. The debate was tabled by UKIP and is set to be supported by Plaid Cymru, Labour and the Welsh Conservatives.
The charge for drivers with cars or a van up to nine seats to cross the Severn tolls at the moment is £6.60 with small buses at £13.20 and lorries costing £19.80.
The bridges which are not devolved are set to return to UK government ownership at the end of 2017.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said earlier this month that the option of charging around £1.80 to enter and exit Wales is one of several that the government will explore at a future consultation.: Text Source: (
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