This selection of pictures from our archive cupboard show the work in Malpas to build Heidenheim Drive which brings traffic from the M4 into the centre of the city. The pictures are dated 1995. They show the Harlequin roundabout being built and the route of the road before it was built.

South Wales Argus: The building of Heidenheim Drive in Newport. Pictures are dated 1995

The photograph shows the bypass being carved into the landscape with Redland Street to the left

South Wales Argus: The building of Heidenheim Drive in Newport. Pictures are dated 1995

Before the Harlequin roundabout was created, looking toward the Rising Sun pub

South Wales Argus: The building of Heidenheim Drive in Newport. Pictures are dated 1995

A large section of land on Malpas Road being turned into a bypass

South Wales Argus: The building of Heidenheim Drive in Newport. Pictures are dated 1995

A fascinating image of the land before construction

South Wales Argus: The building of Heidenheim Drive in Newport. Pictures are dated 1995

Construction work on Malpas Road to create a new bypass