Bridgnorth bypass roadworks on target to end
Traffic chaos in Bridgnorth is coming to an end as roadworks on the town's near completion.
Shropshire Council's improvement works on the A458 bypass are set to be 'substantially' complete on Tuesday.
The contractor is currently completing the last of the programmed works on powering up the street lights, the vehicle restraint system, gully cleaning and the white lining.
The additional resurfacing works on the Stourbridge Road roundabout is also still in progress – with white lining the final activity.
These works should be completed by Tuesday but any remedial works identified as the activities above are completed may mean some minor site works will occur until Friday.
By then, the council says when the contractor is planning to have fully demobilised.
In October, Shropshire Council decided to replace the parapet mesh panels on the River Severn Bridge.
These are on order, however the lead-in time on these items meant that it has not been possible to install these at the same time as the remaining site works. The present panels are serviceable and safe in the meantime.
Once these panels become available the contractor will remobilise a small team to install these at a future date to be confirmed.
To minimise disruption to traffic it is planned that this work will occur on weekdays overnight between 8pm and 6am using two-way traffic signals on the bridge over a 10-night period.
These works will be advertised using advance warning signs located on each approach to the bridge in due course.
