ASSEMBLY TO ASSIST WITH STATION DEVELOPMENT

Ieuan Wyn Jones, Transport Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government, has announced plans to invst £2.9 million in the redevelopment of Newport Station in the coming year. This is part of a £25 million plan for Newport Station including
a new footbridge, which will allow people to cross easily from one side of the station to the other;
a light airy concourse, which will lead passengers out onto a landscaped boulevard with slow-moving traffic;
a new multi-storey car park in station grounds;
a new bus/rail interchange will encourage passengers to use public transport.£5.5 million has already been spent on the new platform 4 at the station