South East Wales Transport Alliance

South East Wales Transport Alliance (Sewta) was a consortium established by the 10 local authorities in South East Wales to promote and develop transport strategies and projects in the region. Founded on 1 April 2003, Sewta worked in close liaison with partners representing public transport operators.[1]

Sewta was stood down on 19 September 2014.[2]

Members

The members of Sewta were:

Partners

The local authorities worked in partnership with:

Role and Aims

The main functions of Sewta were to:

  • prepare regional transportation strategies, plans and programmes
  • apply for external funding to carry out those programmes
  • act for the Councils in respect of programme actions resourced through that funding
  • respond to consultation documents having a regional dimension
  • advise the Councils on transportation issues.

Sewta did not have a responsibility for highway and road safety issues, nor did Sewta own or operate buses and trains.

References
  1. "About Us". sewta.gov.uk. Sewta. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. "Sewta Board 19 September". sewta.gov.uk. Sewta. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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