Traffic calming and improvements to road surfaces are desperately needed for a busy road in Welshpool, councillors say. Councillors at Welshpool Town Council say the road surface on Severn Road is in a poor state and speeding drivers heading in and out of town are now putting lives at risk. Councillor Phil Pritchard, whose ward boundary is marked by the road, says the issues on the road are long standing problems in the town and has called for improvements to be made. "We have got an issue in this town that I've complained about for 7 or 8 years, and everyone promises it in next years budget every year, and I refer to the trunk road on Severn Road," he said.