Temporary closure of B4397 from Burlton to English Frankton junction

The B4397 will be temporarily closed this week from the Burlton crossroads to the English Frankton junction, while work is carried out to prepare the road for resurfacing.

The road will be closed from Wednesday 21 July to Friday 23 July 2021, between 8am and 4pm. A diversion will in place during these times.

Follow this link to see the B4397 diversion route.

The road is one of 37 on Shropshire Council’s 2021/22 resurfacing programme.

The closure will allow coring work to be carried out to determine if there is tar present within the road.

This will enable the appropriate plans to be drawn up for the resurfacing work, and may enable savings to be made.