Work is continuing to prepare the parliamentary estate for the additional Members of the Senedd (MSs) who will be elected this year.
The debating chamber is being renovated to include 36 more desks and upgraded technology, at an estimated cost of £4.2m to the taxpayer.
The expansion was a policy backed by Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Liberal Democrats, with the aim of ensuring the Senedd is better equipped to deal with the extra powers it has gained over the years.
However, critics including the Welsh Conservatives argue that increasing the number of politicians is a waste of taxpayers’ money.
The election will also see the number of constituencies cut from 40 to 16, with each one represented by six MSs all elected via a new proportional system.
These will be the most significant reforms to the Senedd since devolution began in 1999.
In fact, according to the Senedd’s presiding officer Elin Jones, the institution “is about to about to embark on not a once in a generation change but a once in a century change for our Senedd here in Wales”.
“It’s the opportunity to do the work of a Senedd properly and Wales deserves no less than that,” she added as the sound of construction work echoed around us.