Shrewsbury roadworks to overrun by three weeks
Multi-million pound roadworks in Shrewsbury will overrun by three weeks – Shropshire Council has announced.
Work at the English Bridge Gyratory is progressing as planned.
However, contractors have encountered problems with the drains at the Longden Coleham site and have now said that works will take 21 days longer than anticipated.
Steve Davenport, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “It’s always disappointing when unforeseen problems cause work to take longer than originally anticipated. However, incorporating this additional drainage work at Coleham Head into the current scheme means we can avoid having to carry out this work in the future.
“I must stress that every effort is being, and will be, made to keep any disruption to a minimum. Businesses are open as usual and the three-way lights are only causing minor delays during peak times.”
At English Bridge, footpath resurfacing works on the northern footway have been completed, with large sections being opened to pedestrians.
New signing and street furniture is being installed throughout and the new traffic signal equipment is due to be installed in early October. Work has now begun on the southern footpath with pedestrians being diverted along the northern section.
The first phase of the Old Abbey Foregate works has been completed and the junction has been reopened to traffic. Following requests from local businesses the footway improvement works are being extended up to Railway Lane. This work will begin on October 16 and is due to be completed by November 5.
There will be a one-way closure of the Coleham exit off the gyratory for one night on October 9.
Resurfacing work will now start at Coleham Head on the evening of October 23 for two nights – from 8pm to 6am – and from 6am on October 25 until 6am on October 26 there will be a 24 hour closure of Coleham Head junction. This will enable the road to be excavated and reconstructed in the vicinity of the new island. The resurfacing will be finished off on the evening of October 27, between 8pm and 6am.
The night time resurfacing of the gyratory and all approach roads is due to begin on 30 October from 8pm-6am, when the gyratory and all approach roads will be closed to through traffic, with access being maintained for residents and businesses only. The planned completion for this phase of the work is November 10.
