CHANGES to a notoriously congested roundabout are being proposed as a result of a study that has taken four years to complete.

Before any changes are made to the Highbeech roundabout, one of the key pinch points for traffic passing through Chepstow everyday, a consultation to seek the views of the public is likely to be held.

But it is still unclear when plans will be presented and discussed by local councillors before a public consultation opens.

Transport officials have been studying congestion in Chepstow as part of an official appraisal process, known as a Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance, or WelTAG, study of the Highbeech roundabout since 2024.

Monmouthshire County Council is now in talks with the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales over how and when they should ask the public for its views on potential solutions, including changes to the roundabout at the town’s western approach.

It can become gridlocked with traffic travelling east to west, and through Chepstow, along the A48, as well as north south traffic on the A466 Wye Valley Link Road.

The council’s deputy leader, and cabinet member responsible, Paul Griffiths was asked for an update on plans to improve the Highbeech roundabout at the July council meeting.

The Labour councillor for Chepstow Castle and Larkfield said the study had considered a “long list of options” and said: “They’ve now arrived at a number of proposals that include providing improved active travel and public transport and a proposal to undertake adjustments to the roundabout exit and entry points.

“The next stage is to undertake public consultation and officials of the county council are working with the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales to agree how and when the consultation is undertaken, that was suspended due to the election but the discussions need to take place again.”