Major Shropshire road closing for the weekend during bridge repairs
A major trunk road through Shropshire will be shut from this evening until Monday morning as repairs are carried out on a road bridge.
The A49, which acts the region's main artery between Shrewsbury and Hereford, will be closed for the whole weekend at Onibury, south of Craven Arms, from 8pm tonight until 6am on Monday.
During the A49 closure diversions will take traffic from the road down B roads around the area.
The Highways Agency said the damage to the bridge was from simple wear and tear and the repairs were "routine maintenance".
During the work, traffic travelling from the north will be diverted at Craven Arms along the B4368 Clun Road and B4365 to Bromfield, which branch out from either side of the trunk road.
Traffic approaching from the south will be diverted along the same roads just north of Ludlow.
