Flood barriers deployed in Ironbridge
Flood barriers were today being deployed along The Wharfage in Ironbridge as levels on the river Severn continue to rise.
Flood warnings remain active for the River Severn at Ironbridge and Jackfield including Coalport and at the Showground and The Quarry in Shrewsbury.
Flood Alerts are in place for:
- River Severn in Shropshire
- Severn Vyrnwy Confluence
- River Teme, River Onny and River Corve & their tributaries upstream of Ludlow
- Rivers Tern, Perry, Roden, Strine and Meese and their tributaries
At 7 am today; the level at the Welsh Bridge Gauge in Shrewsbury was 3.78 metres and rising slowly. A peak level of between 3.8 and 3.9 metres is expected to occur this afternoon.
A peak level of between 4.8 and 5.3 metres is expected to occur in Ironbridge on Friday morning.
Frankwell Main and Riverside car parks in Shrewsbury remain closed today, St Julian’s Friars car park is partially open.
The Wharfage in Ironbridge is closed between the Dale End junction and Tontine Hill as the flood barriers are erected.
The B5398 Waymills in Whitchurch remains closed in both directions. The road is closed between Waymills Roundabout and the Wayland Road junction.
Near Oswestry, Burma Road in Park Hall is closed at the junction of the A495.
Other minor road to be closed include Gravel hill lane, Sydney avenue, Chilton farm lane at Atcham, Atcham to cross houses, Old coleham and Victoria avenue.
For the latest travel news see BBC Shropshire or Free Radio travel pages.
For the latest flooding information visit the Environment Agency website.
