Improvement work sees temporary closure of Town Walls in Shrewsbury
Town Walls in Shrewsbury is closed to through traffic from today until next Wednesday as part of improvement works.
During the closure access will be maintained for residents and businesses only, up to the cathedral, with the exit being out via Town Walls and Williams Way. No through traffic is permitted after the cathedral and diversion routes will be signed for all other through traffic.
A second closure to allow work to be carried out at Claremont Bank (St Chad’s Terrace) – will be implemented on Monday 15 April for one week. Access will be maintained via local roads for residents and businesses, with signed diversion routes in place for through traffic.
The work is being carried out as part of the Shrewsbury Integrated Transport Package (SITP) – a package of measures designed to improve the transport system in Shrewsbury by improving key junctions and enhance the town centre.
Work being carried out includes the upgrading of foopath to improve the aesthetic appearance of the area; improvements to footway crossing facilities along the whole route; improved road layout and parking, and carriageway resurfacing.
