A495 from Ellesmere to Whittington to be surface dressed

The A495 from Ellesmere to Whittington is to be surface dressed between 8 April and 1 June [2026]. Work will be carried out in four phases as follows, when the road will be closed from 9.30am to 4pm on weekdays, and from 6am to 6pm on weekends.

• 8 to 9 April – Road closure for stud removal
• 7 to 9 May – Road closure for surface dressing
• 20 to 21 May – Road closure for ‘surface seal’*
• 26 to 29 May, and 1 June – Road closure for white lining

*During this phase there will be no vehicle access whilst the surfaces cures, this takes approximately 30 minutes

The road will have an initial sweep within 24 hours of the new surface being laid. The sweeper returns after seven days to remove any residual loose chippings.

The road is one of more than 70 stretches of road across Shropshire being treated this year as part of Shropshire Council’s surface dressing programme.

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 the council’s annual road maintenance programme and is being carried out alongside other preventative and reactive maintenance work.

During the closures access to the work areas will be maintained for the following:

• • Residents living within the closure, when safe to do so.
  • Businesses located within the closure, when safe to do so.
  • Emergency vehicles.
  • Essential highway personnel.
  • Utility or public service vehicles when safe to do so.

For all other traffic a signed diversion will be place. Depending on their vehicle type, road users may be able to choose an alternative diversion route.

People are asked to ensure vehicles are not parked on the road whilst the work is in progress.

Work will be carried out by Kier Infrastructure on behalf of Shropshire Council.

For more information visit and search the One Network roadworks website.

Further information

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/