Tag Archives: Highways

Traffic lights damaged in Shrewsbury

May 16, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Traffic lights at the junction of Smithfield Road and Raven Meadows in Shrewsbury have been damaged in a recent accident, potentially causing delays in the area. A car collided with the traffic lights on Wednesday night (15 May 2013), and although the … Continue reading »

Cross Street, Oswestry, safety work completed

April 4, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Cross Street in Oswestry is now open as normal following work to repair the guttering on some buildings which had become unsafe. The council has been speaking with shop owners since some guttering fell into the street on Monday 1 … Continue reading »

Safety work almost complete in Cross Street, Oswestry

April 3, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Cross Street in Oswestry is due to reopen to traffic at 4pm on Thursday 4 April 2013, following work to make the guttering on some buildings safe. Work has now been completed to repair the guttering above the Red Cross shop … Continue reading »

Cross Street, Oswestry, update: 5pm Tuesday 2 April

April 2, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Building control officers from Shropshire Council have been talking to business owners in Cross Street, Oswestry, to advise them to check their buildings are safe following concerns over some falling pieces of guttering. Cross Street – which has restricted vehicle … Continue reading »

Cross Street, Oswestry, update

April 1, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Cross Street in Oswestry has been temporarily closed to traffic after sections of guttering fell from some buildings. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Shropshire Council closed the road from about 2pm on Monday 1 April 2013 as a precaution, … Continue reading »

Cross Street, Oswestry, temporarily closed

April 1, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Cross Street in Oswestry has been temporarily closed after sections of guttering fell from some buildings. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and Shropshire Council closed the road from about 2pm on Monday 1 April 2013 as a precaution, and pedestrians … Continue reading »

Praise for work to clear snow from county roads

March 26, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Dozens of gritter drivers, farmers and contractors have been praised for their efforts to keep the county’s roads clear during the recent spell of wintry weather. Continue reading »

New policy to help make Shropshire’s roads safer

February 14, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

A new road safety policy is being proposed in light of new national guidance, and to provide a framework for how any new speed limits or safety measures are introduced.  The Road Safety Policy will form the basis of a … Continue reading »

Scrutiny to review the performance of the highways and environmental contract

January 18, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Shropshire Council’s Protecting and Enhancing our Environment scrutiny committee will look into the performance of the highways and environmental contractor, Ringway and the measures in place to improve service delivery at their meeting next week (Monday 21 January 2013). The … Continue reading »

Disruption due to bad weather

January 17, 2013 / Leave a comment / Permalink

Snow and cold weather is affecting schools and some council services. Click here for more information. Continue reading »