Lee Waters, deputy minister for economy and transport, unveiled the decision as part of the country's ‘National Transport Plan’.
“We will still invest in roads," Waters said during the announcement. "In fact, we are building new roads as I speak, but we are raising the bar for where new roads are the right response to transport problems.
"We are also investing in real alternatives, including investment in rail, bus, walking and cycling projects.”
Waters added that the department's budget is expected to be 8 per cent lower next year, "as a result of the UK government’s failure to invest in infrastructure".
Last year, the Welsh government paused 55 road projects, pending a review by the Welsh Roads Review Panel led by transport expert Dr. Lynn Sloman.
The panel's conclusions have meant that a third Menai bridge will no longer be built and neither will the Red Route in Flintshire. Of all the projected infrastructure...