700 more streetlights to be converted to LED lighting this month in Shropshire
More than 700 Shropshire Council streetlights are set to be converted to LED lighting this month. Since 2013, over 7,900 of the more than 20,000 lights owned by the council have been converted from conventional ‘sodium discharge’ or mercury lighting to LED lighting. By the end of the year, the remaining streetlights will have been […]
More than 50 schools in Shropshire receive free salt spreader for treating icy pavements
More than 50 Shropshire schools have taken up Shropshire Council’s offer of a free pedestrian salt spreader and salt, to treat icy pavements near their school during spells of wintry weather. The first to take up the offer was Castlefields Primary in Bridgnorth, who have been using their spreader (named Spready Mercury) since last year. […]
More than 60 Shropshire roads to be surface dressed
More than 60 stretches of road across Shropshire are set to be treated this spring and summer as part of Shropshire Council’s annual surface dressing programme – work that will play a key role in improving the county’s roads. The 66 roads include 29 in north Shropshire, 24 in central Shropshire and 13 in south […]
Shropshire Council to provide further support to save under-threat bus services
Shropshire Council is to extend its financial support for a number of under-threat bus services from 31 March [2023]. In March 2022 – and again in September 2022 – the council agreed to support a number of both commercial and subsidised services that Arriva and other operators wanted to amend or withdraw from operating due […]
Closure of Cound Arbour Bridge for traffic realignment scheme work
Cound Arbour Bridge in Shropshire will be closed from Monday 30 January to Friday 3 February 2023 for the installation of a trial traffic realignment scheme. The work will require the temporary closure of the bridge, which carries an unclassified road between the A458 and Cound over Cound Brook. It will be be closed on […]
NHT survey shows increasing satisfaction with Shropshire’s roads and their maintenance
Shropshire residents are increasingly satisfied with the condition of the county’s roads, and the work carried out by Shropshire Council to repair and improve them, according to the results of a national annual survey. The National Highways and Transport (NHT) Public Satisfaction Survey 2022 found that public satisfaction with the way Shropshire Council deals with […]
Work to enhance Shifnal town centre nears completion
A £3.6m scheme to improve and enhance Shifnal town centre in Shropshire is nearing completion. The work – being carried out by Shropshire Council and its contractor McPhillips – began on 6 September 2021. It will enhance the town’s existing infrastructure by improving – and in some areas reducing – traffic flow, and creating a […]
Shropshire’s gritting teams all set for winter
Shropshire’s highways teams have been busy preparing for the onset of winter and are ready to treat the county’s roads when the ice and snow arrive. Shropshire Council and its highways contractor Kier, has 25 gritters plus five reserve vehicles – along with nine footway ploughs, and nine snow blowers – ready to treat 25 […]
Six schools to take part in School Streets scheme trial
Shropshire Council’s Cabinet has today approved an 18-month ‘School Streets’ scheme trial – and agreed that ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras be used to enforce restrictions. School Streets are streets outside of school gates that are pedestrianised (except for permit holders) during school drop off and pick up times. Under the new ‘moving traffic offences’ legislation Shropshire Council […]
Shropshire cabinet to consider closure of Bridgnorth and Hodnet highways depots
Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will next week [19 October 2022] be asked to approve the permanent closure of the council’s highways depots in Bridgnorth and Hodnet. Operational activity was temporarily stopped at the two depots in May 2021, to review health and safety and environmental concerns, with some areas requiring urgent and substantial repair to bring them back into use. In particular the […]
