Welsh Assembly considers a second £15m tunnel project

The Welsh Assembly is considering a multi-million pound road tunnel project for the A55 on the headland coast road at Penmaenbach.

A study has now been commissioned following a letter from Welsh environment minister Sue Essex to Conwy AM Gareth Jones, expressing her interest in such a scheme. 

The work, unofficially estimated at over £15m, would provide a second tunnel on the major road network as well as other improvements to help traffic congestion.

However, concerns have been expressed by some ministers over the speed of delivery of such a project.

One minister said: "Clearly another tunnel would be fantastic, but my only worry is that if it has taken 15 months for them to do work on the headland road, how long will it take to put another tunnel in?"