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Shrewsbury Pride Hill enhancement work to re-start in early 2019

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Pride Hill in Shrewsbury

Pride Hill in Shrewsbury

Work to upgrade and enhance Shrewsbury’s Pride Hill will re-start early next year, following the Christmas and new year break.

The work is planned to begin again on 4 February 2019, with an anticipated completion date of spring 2019.

Unfortunately, the delivery of the scheme this year was not what Shropshire Council expected and, as a result, the council will not be proceeding with the previous contractor.

However, we’re pleased to announce the appointment of a new contractor, McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd. Their locality and previous experience will allow the successful delivery and completion of the works, to the required and expected standard.

We’ll soon be recommencing our formal consultation with Shrewsbury BID, Shrewsbury Town Council, other key stakeholders and businesses, in order to successfully complete the scheme with the least amount of disruption possible.

The Pride Hill work is part of a programme of enhancement works in Shrewsbury town centre being carried out as part of the Shrewsbury Integrated Transport Package (SITP), and aims to make a positive and consistent change to the quality of the public realm within Shrewsbury town centre.

More information about the work and the Shrewsbury Integrated Transport Package can be found at shropshire.gov.uk/sitp.

Further information

The improvements in the town centre will incorporate a range of traffic management and public realm enhancements as a part of the overall SITP.

The aims of these improvements closely align with the objectives for the overall package, these being to:

  • Discourage through-traffic from using the town centre;
  • Create a pedestrian-friendly town centre environment, with an increase in footfall;
  • Reduce the number and severity of accidents;
  • Promote economic vitality and attract investment, and
  • Ultimately create a heightened sense of place and wellbeing.

The public realm improvements link with these measures and aim to make a positive and consistent change to the quality of the public realm within Shrewsbury town centre.