How is the Welsh Government intending to future-proof the transport network against the increasing likelihood of extreme weather, in the wake of storm Bert?
We published a new Climate Adaptation Strategy for Wales in October 2024, which sets out a vision of what a well-adapted Wales to our changing climate looks like and the actions we need to take to get there. It considers the need to address climate-related risks, including those to our transport infrastructures, while embracing the opportunities, and reducing inequalities across our society.
Transport for Wales’s Climate adaptation and resilience plan (https://tfw.wales/sites/default/files/2023-05/CARP_ENG.pdf) was published in 2023. The plan assures stakeholders that climate resilience will be embedded into new assets, maintenance programmes, and decision-making – ensuring transport networks, services and future projects can withstand risks associated with increasingly worsening and more frequent future climatic hazards.