Heads of the Valleys Road

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Heads of the Valleys Road is a major east–west route in South Wales, forming part of the A465 and linking several industrial and former coal-mining communities across the northern edge of the South Wales Valleys.

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Heads of the Valleys Road canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road
transport infrastructure
connects Abergavenny
Ebbw Vale
Merthyr Tydfil
Neath
Swansea Valley
country United Kingdom
crosses River Neath
River Usk
follows northern edge of the South Wales Valleys
hasJunctionWith A40 road
A4042 road
A470 road
M4 motorway
hasSpeedLimit 70 mph on some dual carriageway sections
lower limits through junction and urban sections
knownFor major upgrade and dualling works in the 21st century
strategic east–west link across northern South Wales Valleys
laneConfiguration partly dual carriageway
partly single carriageway
languageOfName English
locatedIn South Wales
Wales
maintainedBy Welsh Government
namedAfter Heads of the Valleys
openedInPeriod 1960s
partOf A465 road
Welsh trunk road network
passesNear Hirwaun
Tredegar
passesThrough Brynmawr
Ebbw Vale
Merthyr Tydfil
purpose to improve east–west connectivity in South Wales
to support economic regeneration of the South Wales Valleys
region South Wales Valleys
roadNumber A465
roadType primary route
routeDirection east–west
serves former coal-mining communities
industrial communities
terminusNear Abergavenny
Neath
upgradeStatus subject to long-term dualling programme

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Glynneath hasRoad Heads of the Valleys Road
Ebbw Vale locatedNear Heads of the Valleys Road
Brynmawr hasRoadConnection Heads of the Valleys Road
A465 road alsoKnownAs Heads of the Valleys Road
A465 alsoKnownAs Heads of the Valleys Road