Southern Distributor Road

Facts and figures

• The road and associated structures were built as part of a Private Finance Initiative.
• The route extends from M4 junction 24 Coldra roundabout in the east, to Ebbw Bridge roundabout in the west. The A48 itself continues to M4 junction 28.
• The 8 mile road is a fully kerbed tarmacadam dual carriageway.
• There are link roads, roundabouts, junctions, continuous footpath, cycleways, fencing, noise barriers and street furniture.
• The highlight of the route is the 650 ft -long steel, bow string arch City Bridge over the River Usk.
• The site of the new crossing is between the 40-year-old George Street Bridge, Britain's first cable-stayed bridge and the Newport Transporter Bridge, which is over 100 years old.
• There are nine roundabouts on the SDR and four subways.
• More than 200 staff worked on putting it together.
• 4,000 cones; 127,000 tonnes of asphalt and macadam; 4,000 tonnes of steel were used in the making of the SDR.