▁the ▁first ▁road ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Bry ng las ▁area . ▁The ▁houses ▁were ▁priv ately ▁owned . ▁The ▁road ▁originally ▁led ▁sole ly ▁to ▁Bry ng las ▁House ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁hill . ▁Later ▁on , ▁a ▁council ▁estate , ▁Bry ng las ▁Drive ▁was ▁added . ▁ ▁Bry ng las ▁Drive ▁consists ▁mostly ▁of ▁quickly ▁built ▁post - war ▁concrete - struct ured ▁housing ▁and ▁were ▁originally ▁built ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁New port ▁Corporation . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁bought ▁priv ately ▁but ▁New port ▁City ▁Council ▁still ▁own ▁some . ▁ ▁Bry ng las ▁Court ▁and ▁Bry ng las ▁Close ▁consist ▁of ▁council - style ▁fl ats . ▁ ▁Bry n ▁Be van , ▁off ▁Bry ng las ▁Road , ▁is ▁the ▁latest ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Bry ng las ▁area . ▁The ▁simple - sty led ▁housing ▁was ▁very ▁cost - effect ive ▁and ▁has ▁great ▁views ▁over looking ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Bry ng las ▁T unn els ▁ ▁The ▁Bry ng las ▁T unn els ▁carry ▁the ▁M 4 ▁motor way ▁under ▁Bry ng las ▁Hill ▁in ▁New port . ▁The ▁ 1 , 2 0 0   ft - long ▁tw in - bor ed ▁t unn els ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁t unn els ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁motor way ▁network ▁and ▁are ▁still ▁the ▁only ▁b ored ▁t unn els ▁using ▁tunnel ▁b oring ▁machines . ▁ ▁The ▁t unn els ▁and ▁adjacent ▁U sk ▁bridge ▁were ▁originally ▁planned ▁by ▁New