TYWYN Town Council has voted to continue pressing the Welsh Government for a bypass at Machynlleth

The new bridge, which is expected to cost £24m, has been the subject of much debate in recent months.

Tywyn Town Council previously took the view that the Welsh Government should abandon their current proposition of rejoining the current road which passes beneath the railway bridge in Machynlleth and build a whole new bypass instead.

However, following the public unveiling of the plans for the bridge, one Tywyn councillor has shifted his position.

Cllr Aled Lewis said: “I think my feelings on this are clear. I don’t wholeheartedly agree with the proposal but I think we have missed the boat budget-wise for anything else.

“If we oppose the scheme, and it ends up being rejected, I don’t see a new bridge being built within my lifetime.

“The best case for us would be a bypass but I do feel like we should accept the current proposal.

“The danger is nothing will happen and what good will that do?”

Cllr Quentin Deakin disagreed and pointed out that the current proposal would do little to alleviate congestion in the town and had similar concerns about flooding, a familiar blight on the current road network.

Read the full story in this week’s Meirionnydd edition of the Cambrian News