Temporary traffic lights to arrive in Shrewsbury town centre for a month - find out why
Two-way temporary traffic lights are to be placed on a Shrewsbury town centre road for more than a month.
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Shropshire Council has announced that temporary lights will be placed on Porthill Road in the county town from Monday, October 7 until Friday, November 8 due to wall repairs.
Conifer trees behind a wall are said to be pushing it towards the road while the low height of the trees is causing pedestrians to walk in the road to get past.
As a result, the council says the property owner has instructed McPhillips to remove the conifers and demolish the wall currently in place.
A new wall will be built further back from the road providing "a better visibility splay to vehicles exiting the property onto the road" according to Shropshire Council.
Residents that will be affected by the works will be notified in advance.
A county council statement said: "Conifer trees behind the wall are currently pushing it towards the road - and the low height of the trees (1.5 metres) is causing pedestrians to walk in the road to get past.
"As a result, the property owner has instructed McPhillips to remove the conifers, demolish the wall currently in place and rebuild a new wall further back from the road. This will also help to provide a better visibility splay to vehicles exiting the property onto the road.
"The temporary lights will be in place to allow McPhillips to undertake the work safely.
"Affected residents will be notified in advance of the work taking place."
