Shropshire Council

A53 Brightlee – 50mph Speed Limit

  • Period: 05 December 2024 - 02 January 2025
  • Status: Future
  • Audiences: Everyone
  • Topics: Traffic management
  • Type: Public

Title of scheme 

A53 Brightlee – 50mph Speed Limit

Description

 

The proposed 50 mph speed restriction along the A53 between Shrewsbury and Bing’s Heath aims to facilitate the safe passage of vehicles along the A53 and to reduce the number of collisions.

Locations 

A53

Consultation begins 

5 December 2024

Consultation ends 

2 January 2025

THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL (BOROUGH OF SHREWSBURY & ATCHAM) (NO. 1) (SPEED LIMITS) ORDER 2006 (AMENDMENT NO. ) ORDER

Shropshire Council proposes to introduce a 50mph speed limit onto the following length of road in Shrewsbury:

That length of the A53 from a point 36 metres northeast of its junction with the A49 Battlefield Roundabout to a point 92 metres north of the northernmost property boundary of “The Bings”.

Any existing speed limits on this length of road will be revoked.

Full details of these proposals may be viewed at Shrewsbury Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury. Alternatively, you may request copies by:

If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these proposals, please send us an e-mail or traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk or a letter to Traffic Engineering Team, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND by 2 January 2025. You may also ring 0345 678 9006 for more information.

Please note that, for legal reasons, objections must be made in writing or by e-mail, and should state the grounds on which the objection is made. Objections cannot be accepted over the phone.

5 December 2024

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Documents

If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these proposals, please send us an e-mail to traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk or a letter to Traffic Engineering Team, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND by 2 January 2025. You may also ring 0345 678 9006 for more information.

Please note that, for legal reasons, objections must be made in writing or by e-mail, and should state the grounds on which the objection is made. Objections cannot be accepted over the phone.

Data protection

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