Work begins on Shrewsbury's English Bridge gyratory - with pictures
Work has begun on the latest stage of Shrewsbury’s town centre roadworks.
The work, which is taking place at the English Bridge gyratory system, comes after Reabrook roundabout reopened to traffic at the weekend.
The latest roadworks will last for around three months.
There will be no full, round-the-clock, road closures while work is carried out, but there will be isolated short-term closures on Old Potts Way, where traffic will flow one way, Old Abbey Foregate and Old Coleham.
There will also be a full night-time closure of the gyratory, including English Bridge, Abbey Foregate and the Coleham Head junction for resurfacing from 8pm to 6am for a two-week period from the mid to end of October.
As part of the work at the gyratory, crossings will be removed and new three-way islands will be created for pedestrians.
The first will be at the end of the English Bridge, the second at the junction of Abbey Foregate and Old Potts way, and the third where Coleham Head meets the gyratory system.
A turning off Abbey Foregate onto Old Abbey Foregate will also be made tighter to slow the speed of traffic.
There will also be changes to the approach to the gyratory from Old Potts Road, with two lanes being created and traffic in the right lane going towards the town centre, instead of merging after passing under the railway bridge as it does currently.
Traffic in the left hand lane will be filtered towards Coleham.
The pavements around the gyratory are also set to be resurfaced, to make them more attractive, and will be widened outside Shrewsbury Sixth Form College.
At Coleham Head a mini-roundabout will be created at the junction with Longden Coleham. An extra pedestrian crossing will be introduced. A spokesman for Shropshire Council said: “The purpose of the scheme is to enhance the area in its role as a key gateway to the town centre, benefitting motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, and local businesses and services.”
