Multihogs to tackle potholes across Shropshire in December
A Multihog in action in south Shropshire
Shropshire Council’s two Multihog road planer machines will be tackling more potholes on roads across Shropshire throughout December.
The Multevo Multihog planes off the road surface to enable a squared-off hole to be filled by a following gang. It’s quicker than having to saw-cut and break-out the defective road by hand – tackling potholes and other defects more quickly and effectively.
In December the Multihogs and their crews are set to treat the following roads.
Multihog 1
- Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 December – A528 to B5476 Wem Road
- Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 December – Stableford Road, Ackleton
- Wednesday 10 to Wednesday 17 December – The Wheel junction, Wyken to Digbeth Lane (near Worfield)
- Thursday 18 December – A528, Marton junction, Myddle
Multihog 2
- Monday 1 to Thursday 4 December – Staffordshire Border Foley Cross to junction B4176
- Friday 5 to Thursday 11 December – A49 to B5063 Morten Corbet
- Friday 12 to Monday 15 December – Stableford B4176 junction to Newton A442 junction
- Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 December – Long Lane, Neachley
Work is carried out on weekdays only, between 9.30am and 4pm.
Each Multihog can treat 9,000m² of road each month, reduces the likelihood of potholes forming in the short-to-medium term, and cuts down on the need for road closures.
For more information about each scheme, see and search the interactive map on the one.network website.
