The A497 road is a major road on the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales. The Lleyn peninsula also known by its Welsh name of the Llŷn extends from north west Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ...
Its runs from Porthmadog, through Pwllheli and terminates at Nefyn. Porthmadog, known locally as Port, is a small coastal town located in Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, traditionally part of Caernarfonshire. ... Pwllheli is the main market town of the Lleyn peninsula in northwestern Wales. ... Nefyn is a small town on the north-west coast of the Lleyn Peninsula of Wales with a population of around 2,500. ...
"The road is so narrow in places, for instance, a bus apparently caught fire in one part of the road recently and they had to close the road and divert traffic round for about 15 miles.
The leader said the road is so narrow that in some places two lorries cannot pass.
The leader said work on the road might not start until the end of the summer because of the birds' nesting season.
The road, between junctions 23 and 29, is expected to cost at least £350m and is likely to be tolled, but faces opposition from environmental groups.
Several new road schemes have also been announced - the most controversial of which was a relief road for the M4 at Newport, around the traffic flspot known as Brynglas Tunnels.
But road traffic expert Dr Anthony Beresford, of Cardiff Business School, told BBC Wales a toll road around Newport would be "a white elephant for 20 hours a day".
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