Road safety and pedestrian improvements on B4379 in Sheriffhales start 6 November 2017

Shropshire Council are carrying out road safety and pedestrian improvement work on the B4379 through Sheriffhales, starting on Monday 6 November 2017 for five weeks. These comprise a new section of footway, pedestrian refuge, priority buildout, and vehicle- activated signs.

In order to ensure that the works are carried out safely, a road closure will be necessary from Monday 6 November 2017 for five weeks. The closure will be on the B4379 through the village between Kettlemore Lane and Church Lane, and will be effective from Monday to Friday 8am–5pm, and removed at weekends to allow all traffic through. Church Lane and Kettlemore Lane will remain open at all times.

Vehicular and pedestrian access to all properties within the closure length will be maintained through the works site. The Idsall School bus service will still be permitted through the closure.

A signed diversion route will be in place via the A5 and A41. Vehicular access to the school, church and village hall will be via the diversion route.

There will also be two short-duration daytime closures required to remove the yellow rumble strips to the north of Kettlemore Lane and also to the south of The Rock on Thursday 7 December and Friday 8 December. Access to any properties within these closures will be maintained and the diversion route will be the same as above.

The work will be carried out by Shropshire Council’s contractors Ringway, and supervised by Shropshire Council’s consultants WSP on our behalf. We will endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum and apologise in advance for the inconvenience this may cause.

If there are any issues that occur during the works period, please contact Shropshire Council customer services on 0345 678 9000 or email bridgnorthhighways@shropshire.gov.uk.