Driving along the new Risca bypass in 1980's

[@SamDeeksRelovedGuitars]

I lived in Pontywaun in the mid 90s and would hit XXXmph on my Kawasaki on that last section approaching the roundabout with the Sirhowy turn off. After rolling off the throttle down to 70 it felt like you could get off and jog alongside :) It was a beautiful sweeping road, very light on traffic and pretty much secluded, hidden from view. A lean into the roundabout, then a short blip up to the Cross Keys junction or more often up to the next one and double back through the village. Great roads. I think it was around 1991 that I first rode on that bypass so it would have looked quite like this. Amazing how quickly the trees grew up alongside the road over the years because by 1998 I remember it being fully wooded. Thanks Elliot for sharing this link!

[@andrewmellor6968]

Fascinating to see what has changed in 40 years - and how nature has re-established the verges and banks. Many thanks for posting this.

[@criartoros]

Brilliant footage. All them old fiestas

[@mwscuba]

Just how a remember it when driving from Ynysddu to Crosskeys college

[@Adrian1981]

Are the big slabs holding the banking still there hidden by the trees that now occupy?