Closure of Shrewsbury town centre car park begins today as redevelopment work starts
A car park in Shrewsbury town centre has now closed for almost three months.
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The 12-week closure of The Gap car park on Raven Meadows in Shrewsbury town centre began on Monday as work on the transformation of Shrewsbury town centre got under way.
The car park will be used as site accommodation for the survey company which is carrying out ground investigations for the new Smithfield Riverside regeneration project.
Smithfield Riverside will see the area between the Darwin Centre, Roushill, and the River Severn transformed, with new office space, homes, a public park and leisure facilities.
During the ground investigations, boreholes of various types and depths will be drilled to recover core samples for lab testing.
Groundwater monitoring installations will also be installed for water level monitoring and groundwater sampling, as well as further geology investigative work.
While The Gap car park is closed, motorists are urged to use the nearby multi-storey car park on Raven Meadows.
Programme manager at Shropshire Council, Tim Pritchard, said: "We appreciate the co-operation and understanding of our local community while The Gap car park is closed.
"This is an important and necessary step that will enable us to fully explore and understand this development site, with the findings ensuring the design team create a plan that is bold in ambition but also completely achievable."
