Roads to close for safety work near Shrewsbury schools
Three road closures are planned in Shrewsbury over the coming weeks as work is carried out to improve safety outside schools.
The work will take place at Featherbed Lane, Greyfriars Road, and Longden Road, close to Harlescott Junior School, Coleham Primary School and The Priory School, respectively.
A spokesman for Shropshire Council said that a speed management scheme is being put in at Featherbed Lane, with work beginning on July 25, and lasting for three weeks. It will be closed from 7pm to 7am for the mini-roundabout to be altered from August 1 to 5. The authority said that noisy work will be carried out before 11pm. A Sunday closure from 4pm to 9pm will take place on August 7 to allow the road to be surface dressed. Diversion routes will be in place and access for residents will be maintained.
The Greyfriars Road work also begins on July 25 and will include two flat-top road humps, which will act as crossing points, and the road will become a 20mph zone. The road will also be surface dressed along the whole length, and there will be changes to the existing traffic signs and road markings. Street lights will also be upgraded.
The road will be closed from Longden Coleham to Salters Lane from 7.30am to 5.30pm from July 25 to 29, for construction of the first flat-top road hump. It will also be closed from Salters Lane to Belle Vue Road from 7.30am to 5.30pm, from August 1 to 5 to make the second road hump.
A Sunday closure from 7am to noon will take place on August 7 to allow the road to be surface dressed. Again a signed diversion route will be put in place, with access for residents maintained.
On Longden Road a part time 20mph flashing sign will be introduced, and the road surface will be dressed from Stanley Lane to Roman Road. There will also be changes to road signs and traffic markings as well as improvements to street lighting.
Work will start on August 15 and will last for three weeks. A Sunday closure from 7am to noon will take place on August 28 with a s signed diversion route in place and access for residents will be maintained.
