Surface dressing programme for summer 2018 announced

Shropshire Council has announced its programme of roads that are to be surface dressed this summer. The 2018 surface dressing season is due to start on 22 June and continue until the end of August.

Surface dressing (applying and rolling aggregate ‘chippings’ onto a bituminous binder) is a proven quick, efficient and cost-effective way of maintaining skid-resistance and waterproofing road surfaces.

It forms a major part of the council’s annual road maintenance programme and – along with resurfacing – plays an important part in preventing potholes forming on the county’s roads.

In total 61 sites have been identified for treatment across the county on all types of road, from urban cul-de-sacs to major A and B roads.

Due to the limited width of some roads, over 43% of the sites will unfortunately require a temporary road closure for the works to be carried out safely. Where road closures are not necessary, other forms of temporary traffic management will be in place, including temporary signals with convoy working where appropriate. On cul-de-sacs limited access will be available.

For the majority of A and B roads (currently 20 separate sites) centre line studs/cat’s eyes also need to be removed and replaced under a temporary closure. It’s envisaged that stud removal will take place overnight, followed by dressing and sweeping operations during the following couple of days,

The replacement of studs and road markings on some sites will necessarily take place up to ten days later. Again, this will be during one night’s (9pm to 6am) road closure.

In reality, most of the closures will only be required for a few hours for the dressing operation, and we don’t envisage most being more than one day.

Steve Davenport, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways and transport, said:

“As well as improving and protecting our road surfaces, this important programme of work plays a crucial role in helping to prevent potholes and other defects forming in the future. Pothole treatment is very much about prevention as well as cure and this is one important way that we can aim to prevent potholes forming next winter.”

The programme of work may alter due to wet weather or other unforeseen events.

Information letters will be delivered to affected residents and businesses, and advance information signs will be on site at least ten days prior to the due start date.

Further information

Shropshire Council are spending around £6 million this year on resurfacing and surface dressing the county’s roads, ranging from unclassified rural roads to town centre roads to main ‘A’ roads. For more information, click here to see our blog/video

Surface dressing sites summer 2018

See this link for a detailed list.

North East

1. A41 SWEET APPLETREE TO HINSTOCK BYPASS, SHAKEFORD
2. A41-200 A41 TELFORD BOUNDARY TO A529 JUNCTION HINSTOCK, HINSTOCK
3. A41-230 A41 WARRANT CROSSROADS TO SWEET APPLETREE CROSSROADS, TERN HILL
4. A53-105 A53-110 A53-120 SHAWBURY GARDEN CENTRE TO STANTON UPON HINE HEATH JUNCTION, EDGEBOLTON
5. A53-240 A53-250 ADDERLEY ROAD RBT TO COUNTY BOUNDARY, MARKET DRAYTON
6. C2099-120 TAG LANE CHIPNALL TO COUNTY BOUNDARY, CHIPNALL
7. C2104- 20 C2104- 10 A53 BUTLERS BANK JUNCTION TO TELFORD BOUNDARY MUCKLETON, MUCKLETON

North West

1. A528- 50 FROM COLEMERE JUNCTION TO SPUNHILL CROSSROADS, ELLESMERE
2. A528- 60 COLEMERE WOODS TO COCKSHUTT, COCKSHUTT
3. B4580- 05 CLWYD CB RHYDYCROESAU TO WEST OF THE CHATEAU, RHYDYCROESAU
4. B4580- 10 PUBLIC FOOTPATH WEST OF THE CHATEAU TO JUNCTION TO CLEVELAND COTTAGE, LLAWNT
5. B4580- 15 JUNCTION TO CLEVELAND COTTAGE TO FFORD CARREG Y BIG JUNCTION, OLD RACECOURSE
6. B4580- 20 RACECOURSE ROAD, OSWESTRY
7. B5068- 20 B5068- 30 ELLESMERE ROAD END OF TO HOLLIES LANE JUNCTION, ST MARTINS
8. C1001- 87 WERN CROSS ROADS BRAMBLE BARN TO BRYN AWEL, WESTON RHYN
9. C1001- 90 C1001- 95 C1001- 97 FROM PENTRE DAFYDD CROSSROADS TO MEADOWFIELDS, HENGOED
10. C1009- 30 OSWESTRY TO JUNCTION OF CHAIN LANE, OSWESTRY
11. C1051- 10 CROSEMERE ROAD, COCKSHUTT
12. C1051- 26 C1051- 30 CROSEMERE ROAD END OF TO GREEN LANE JUNCTION, COCKSHUTT
13. C2062- 50 LOWER ROAD, MYDDLE (MYDDLE TO WEBSCOTT JUNCTION), MYDDLE
14. U0507- 10 U0507- 20 WALFORD ROAD, OSWESTRY
15. U0520- 10 QUEEN ELIZABETH DRIVE, OSWESTRY
16. U0521- 10 QUEEN ELIZABETH CLOSE, OSWESTRY
17. U0710- 10 EDWARD STREET, OSWESTRY
18. U1004- 10 U1004- 20 FERN LEES JUNCTION TO HENLLE AND BEYOND, WHITTINGTON
19. U1057- 10 CASTLE STREET, WHITTINGTON
20. U1757- 10 U1757- 20 THE WHEATLANDS, BASCHURCH
21. U1828- 10 LLWYNTIDMON HALL TO MAESBROOK GREEN, MAESBROOK

Central

1. U1845- 10 BUTCHERS SHOP ROAD, FORD
2. U3530- 10 HARLEY DRIVE, SHREWSBURY
3. U4645- 10 POTTERS MEADOW, SHREWSBURY
4. U5502- 10 TAGS GUTTER, PLEALEY
5. A5112-185 TELFORD WAY, SHREWSBURY
6. U1856- 10 MANOR CREST, FORD
7. U3541- 10 MORVILLE ROAD, SHREWSBURY
8. U4915- 15 CARADOC VIEW, HANWOOD
9. B4380-115 SHELTON ROAD FROM SPLITTER TO RBT, SHREWSBURY
10. U1857- 10 ALBANY COURT, FORD
11. U3551- 10 STOKESAY AVENUE, SHREWSBURY
12. U4964- 10 TRAFALGAR PLACE, SHREWSBURY
13. C1054-117 WALFORD HEATH CROSSROADS TO THE HAYES FARM JUNCTION
14. U1858- 10 COMPTON MEWS, FORD
15. U4620- 10 DYMENS MEADOW, SHREWSBURY
16. U4983- 12 OAKLANDS VIEW, HANWOOD
17. C1054-120 THE HAYES FARM JUNCTION TO SHREWSBURY ROAD JUNCTION
18. U1913- 10 CROSSGREEN LANE – BOMERE HEATH
19. U4624- 10 FLAGWALL, SHREWSBURY
20. U5323- 20 FULLWAY TO UPPER COUND 30MPH SECTION

South East

1. A442-365 A442-390 A442-395 A442-400 STOCKTON XRDS TO HARTLEBURY JCT, STOCKTON
2. A442-590 A442-580 THE HOLT JUNC TO QUATT HOUSE JUNC, QUATT
3. B4364-170 LUDLOW ROAD, BRIDGNORTH
4. B4364-180 LUDLOW ROAD WEST, BRIDGNORTH
5. B4373-143 FROM STANLEY LANE JUNCTION TO CANTERN COTTAGE, BRIDGNORTH
6. U7467- 10 U7467- 15 U7468- 10 BEACONHILL LANE, MONKHAMPTON
7. U8113- 10 BORLEMILL JUNCTION B4555 TO NETHERTON HOUSE JUNCTION NETHERTON LANE, HIGHLEY

South West

1. C5150, BRIDGES – NEAR FARM GATTEN, WENTNOR
2. A490, B4386, CHIRBURY VILLAGE
3. A488, BROMLEYS MILL
4. CLEESTANTON ROAD, BITTERLEY
5. B4202, MAWLEY OAK
6. B4386 CHIRBURY – MONTGOMERY