Shrewsbury traffic clears after morning commuters hit by 90-minute delays
Roads around Shrewsbury were gridlocked this morning as drivers faced queues of more than 90 minutes at one point.
At their peak, AA traffic news warned of 92-minute delays on the A5 westbound from Wellington to the county town, although by 10.30am delays were down to just over one hour.
By 9am the traffic was reported to be stretching back from the Emstrey Island to around half a mile short after the end of the M54. In the opposite direction, traffic heading east was queueing back to the other side of the roundabout at Dobbies Garden Centre.
An AA traffic map shortly before 9.30am also showed the extent of the problem facing drivers, with queues in both directions on the A49 between the Preston Island and Battlefield and on the B4380 between the Emstrey Island and Atcham.
Temporary traffic lights have also been installed at Emstrey Island. National Highways has since warned the lights could be in place for "a few weeks".
The main traffic lights on the A5 for traffic heading east were knocked out of action more than a month ago after a driver ploughed into three control boxes which sent power to them.
The AA's traffic map reported by 11.30am that the queues had cleared up.
