THE Malpas Road and Brynglas Tunnels relief road scheme was completed in 1995 with the aim of ending traffic chaos at Malpas Road and easing congestion at the Brynglas Tunnels.

At a cost of £38m, the huge road scheme sliced through land at the Harlequin roundabout to Cwmbran Drive with the construction of bridges and link roads in the city.

This is Malpas Road near the Old Rising Sun before the roundabout development in 1992:

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Work on the Malpas relief road in March 1992:

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A view of the work from Malpas Road shops in 1993:

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arthmovers sliced their way through the landscape to make way for the Malpas relief road. Picture taken in December 1991:South Wales Argus:

A section of Malpas Road while the relief road scheme was being developed in 1992:

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Workers under the bypass near the former BT building off Malpas Road in 1993:

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The bypass taking shape at Malpas Road and Brynglas Tunnels in 1993:

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