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To relieve congestion on the M4 around Newport, the Welsh Assembly Government wants to build 24km of new motorway around the south of the city. If built the road would:

• Cost hundreds of millions of pounds
• Be Wales' first toll motorway
• Increase traffic levels and pollution in South Wales
• Devastate important wildlife sites including six Sites of Special Scientific Interest
• Shatter the tranquillity of the Levels
• Fuel dangerous climate change

We meet approximately every six weeks on Monday or Tuesday evenings at the Newport Civic Centre, Newport.

Sign our petition against the motorway

Latest News :

August 2009:  Read the latest newsletter (PDF) which contains good news about the M4 proposals. STOP PRESS Appointment of a new chairman: James Byrne has taken on the mantle from Julian Branscombe. James has been a very active member of CALM for some time as a representative of RSPB.

July 2009: Great news: the Welsh Assembly Government has just rejected the scheme as too costly and proposed a number of smaller, greener measures in its place. 

March 2009: We are currently waiting for the 'outline business case' for the new M4 to be published. This will give us the opportunity to read it and prepare our case for the public inquiry. In the meantime, you can find out about the campaign's progress in CALM's March newsletter (PDF).

November 2008: Plaid Cymru’s national council voted unanimously to oppose the Levels motorway. This is deeply significant given that Plaid Cymru’s Ieuan Wyn Jones is WAG Transport Minister.

CALM's November newsletter (PDF) has a report about the protest at the Senedd. It was amazing how many people managed to get there, considering it was at lunchtime during the working week. Many thanks to those who did manage to make it - more than 200 of you!

September 2008: Find out about plans for a protest against the Levels Motorway and more in CALM's September newsletter (PDF).

June 2008: CALM's June newsletter (PDF) includes a picture of Britain's biggest beetle, which would be threated by the motorway, as well as news from the Magor Fair where the group held a successful stall.

March 2008: CALM has found some creative ways to spread its campaign message, and has been looking into how the motorway would affect local otter populations. Find out more in the group's March newsletter (PDF).