{"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/247000.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":247000,"attributes":{"action":"Stop junction closures in Newport","background":"As commuters in Newport, we oppose closing M4 junctions. Turning local roads and school routes into a highway relief track dumps traffic onto our doorsteps, ruins our economy, and puts our children's lives at risk. Most Newport schools sit on main roads. Flooding them with motorway freight means gridlock, toxic air, and a high risk of pedestrian accidents during school runs. We demand the Welsh Government take closures off the table.","additional_details":"Our community's fears are fully justified by official public records. In a formal Senedd briefing, the Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Transport confirmed that the administration is actively exploring \"all other road options,\" which explicitly includes localized M4 junction closures [South Wales Argus]. Furthermore, as broadcast by ITV News, the government has repeatedly refused to rule out these specific closures. This policy shift means long-distance highway freight will be forced directly into Newport's municipal core. Shifting motorway congestion onto city streets will trigger permanent gridlock across local neighborhoods, bypass air quality targets, and cause severe, permanent disruption to families [South Wales Argus].","state":"open","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2026-07-02T17:28:38.874Z","updated_at":"2026-07-14T14:40:09.782Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-07-14T14:40:09.776Z","closed_at":"2027-01-14T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-07-02T17:34:40.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":null,"submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":"Danielle powell","rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"Wales","code":"GB-WLS","signature_count":3}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"id":"W09000054","name":"Casnewydd Islwyn","signature_count":3}],"signatures_by_region":[]}}}