Shrewsbury traffic chaos: Long rush hour delays as roads close for works
Motorists faced long tailbacks during rush hour today as roads closed as part of the next phase of works in Shrewsbury.
Traffic backed up along the A5 around Emstrey Island Shrewsbury after Haycock Way and parts of Old Potts Way were closed to traffic while work was carried out on Reabrook roundabout as part of the Shrewsbury Integrated Transport Package.
Knock on delays were reported on surrounding roads with drivers queuing for more than an hour on the A5.
Jamie Ricketts, from Telford, was travelling to Shrewsbury for an appointment and said he had been caught up in the traffic for an hour.
"It's amazing how closing one small road in Shrewsbury can cause so much traffic disruption," he said.
The work on the Reabrook roundabout is due to be completed by early July.
Work to improve and resurface the roundabout began earlier this month.
The work includes carriageway widening to improve traffic flows, cycleway and footway crossing improvements, improved street lighting, drainage, and resurfacing.
It’s being carried out as part of the Shrewsbury Integrated Transport Package (SITP) which will see £12m of inward investment in Shrewsbury’s roads and town centre over the next four years.
The work at Reabrook roundabout is due to be completed by early July.
After Reabrook, work will be carried out at Coleham Head and the gyratory system, with the overall SITP junctions programme due to be completed by the end of this year.
