Ellesmere Road in Shrewsbury to close – in sections – for repair work

The stretch of road where work will take place (red line). The blue line is the diversion route.

The A528 Ellesmere Road in Shrewsbury is to be closed – in sections – from Monday 22 January to Friday 2 February 2024 – for repair work ahead of the road being surface dressed later this year.

Work will be carried out between 9.30am and 4pm each day, though with no weekend working. Road closures will be in place during these times.

These diagrams give the phases and details of the closures.

Access to properties and businesses within the closures will be maintained when safe to do so. If a property is within a closed section on that day, access will be provided access as directed by staff on site.

During the closures access could be from the north or south via the diversion route depending on where the closed section affects access to a property.

Signs will be erected in the road before starting the work and the work will be completed as quickly as possible.

People are asked to ensure that vehicles are not parked on the road during the day whilst the work is in progress, or to speak to one the team on site to allow arrangements to be put in place.

All planned roadworks are subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be displayed on the yellow advanced warning signs and on https://one.network/

During the work access to the works area will be restricted to:

• Essential highway personnel
• Local residents who live and reside within the road closure
• Businesses located within the closure (if applicable)
• Pedestrians, dismounted cyclists and equestrians
• Emergency service vehicles.