More Shropshire roads to be resurfaced and surface dressed in May

Resurfacing work on the A41 in July 2022

Three more Shropshire roads are set to be resurfaced in May 2023 – with a further 34 due to be surface dressed.

Resurfacing work is being carried on the following roads out as part of Shropshire Council’s resurfacing programme for the year 2023/24.

More information can be found by entering the appropriate reference number on the One.Network interactive website.

• 2 to 6 May; U2925 – Berrisford Road, Market Drayton, from junction with Great Hales Street to 30mph (Ref 28200059)
• 9 to 12 May; U8183 – Barke Street, Bridgnorth (Ref 4300040)
• 15 to 19 May – U8339 – Langland Road, Cleobury Mortimer (Ref 36500246)

The roads have been identified via a combination of local engineering judgment and asset management data as being in need of resurfacing. The sites form part of a countywide programme of schemes, scheduled to deliver the work in the most efficient and cost-effective way.

Surface dressing in north Shropshire in June 2021

Meanwhile, the following roads are to be treated in May as part of this year’s surface dressing programme. Dates and details can be found on the One.Network website, by searching for the appropriate reference number.

• A442 – FROM TELFORD & WREKIN BOUNDARY TO REDMOOR CROSSROADS (Ref. 28200940)
• LITTLE SOUDLEY ROAD, MARKET DRAYTON (28200893)
• HUNGRY HATTON JUNCTION TO A41 JUNCTION, HINSTOCK (28200840)
• WISTANSWICK – RED LION TO A41 JUNCTION (28200889)
• PROSPECT ROAD, MARKET DRAYTON (28200502)
• ROOKERY LANE TO WOOD LANE, MARCHAMLEY (28201199)
• MARCHAMLEY WOOD TO FAULS (28201042)
• SHREWSBURY ROAD PREES – LOWER HEATH TO A41 JUNCTION (28200899)
• ASH HOUSE FARM JUNCTION TO LEA HALL JUNCTION, ASH (28200790)
• MILE BANK ROAD, WHITCHURCH (28200394)
• BROWNHEATH  BOUNDARY TO B4397 JUNCTION, LOPPPINGTON (28200786)
• WESTON UNDER REDCASTLE, FROM A442 JUNCTION TO B5065 JUNCTION (28200740)
• A528 FROM MARTON JUNCTION, MYDDLE TO B4397 JUNCTION, BURLTON (28200857)
• B4396 FROM AVENUE END TO WOLFS HEAD CARAVAN PARK (29600514)
• BIRCH HALL JUNCTION, ELLESMERE TO LOWER HORDLEY JUNCTION (28200780)
• REDNAL JUNCTION TO HAUGHTON FARM JUNCTION (29600756)
• B5069 FROM GOBOWEN ROAD TO FIVE CROSSES ROUNDABOUT (29600458)
• B4579 FROM GLYN ROAD TO YSGUBORISSA JUNCTION, SELATTYN (29610555)
• STATION ROAD, WESTON RHYN (29600344)
• B5070 FROM RHOSWIEL ROUNDABOUT TO B5069 JUNCTION, ST MARTINS (29600499)
• OLD CHIRK ROAD TO QUINTA TERRACE, CHIRK BANK (29610634)
• ST MARTIN’S ROAD, ST MARTIN’S (29600981)
• B5069 FROM OSWESTRY DISTRICT BOUNDARY TO WELSH BORDER (28201178)
• MINSTERLEY ROAD, PONTESBURY (34700720)
• A49 JUNCTION BAYSTON HILL TO CHURCH STREET JUNCTION, CONDOVER (34701245)
• MOUSECROFT LANE, SHREWSBURY (34700742)
• CROWMEOLE LANE, SHREWSBURY (34700317)
• SHRAWARDINE – FROM A5 JUNCTION TO ST MARY’S CHURCH (34701250)
• STONEY STRETTON – YOCKELTON JUNCTION TO B4386 JUNCTION (34800415)
• EBREYWOOD TO JUNCTION OF B5062, HAUGHTON (34701470)
• EBREY COTTAGE JUNCTION TO HEATHSIDE JUNCTION, BINGS HEATH (34701521)
• SHREWSBURY ROAD, ALBRIGHTON (34701437)
• UPTON MAGNA – STATION JUNCTION, TO NORTON COTTAGE JUNCTION (34701696)
• EMSTREY BANK TO ATCHAM (34700375)

A full list of roads to be surface dressed this year can be found here.

Surface dressing is a quick, efficient and cost-effective way of preventing potholes, maintaining skid-resistance and waterproofing road surfaces. It forms a major part of our annual road maintenance programme, and is being carried out alongside other preventative and reactive maintenance work.

Surface dressing involves applying and rolling aggregate ‘chippings’ onto a bitumen binder. It will seal the surface, improve surface texture and prolong the life of the road by many years.

Further information

The following roads were resurfaced in April

• Hall Road, Ditton Priors (map ref 4300292)
• U2914 – Cherry Way, Market Drayton (ref 28200958)
• Mill Street to Church Street, Prees (ref 28200399)