Bus service changes in Shrewsbury during summer gas works
Shrewsbury bus services will be diverted this summer as Cadent Gas carries out major gas main replacement work on Longden Road and Roman Road.
The works, which start on 21 July and run through to mid-September, will affect roads surrounding the Longden Road roundabout. The project is part of Cadent’s nationwide upgrade programme to modernise ageing gas infrastructure and reduce leaks, ahead of a 2030 deadline.
Impact on bus services
From 21 July to 4 August, the Arriva 26 service from Meole Village to Shrewsbury Bus Station will follow a temporary diversion route. At the end of Upper Road, the service will turn right onto Roman Road, continuing to the traffic lights. The bus will then turn left onto Hereford Road, before turning left onto South Hermitage. At the end of South Hermitage, the service will then turn right onto Longden Road continuing the usual route into Shrewsbury.
Bus stops at Priory Playing Fields, Cemetery, Central Drive Junction and South Hermitage Junction will be unavailable during this period for passengers travelling into Shrewsbury.
From the Bus Station to Meole Village the service will operate following the usual route.
From 21 July to 15 August, Lakeside Coaches’ Radbrook service to Shrewsbury Bus Station will also be diverted due to the closure of Longden Road (west). The bus will follow its normal route to Henlow Rise, then divert via Grange Road and Roman Road before returning to the Bus Station. Stops at Bank Drive West and Longden Road will be suspended.
Wider roadworks and diversions
To minimise traffic disruption on Roman Road, one-way systems will be in place on adjoining roads during the first two weeks of the school holidays. Once roundabout works are complete, closures on the east side of Longden Road will be lifted, but a further two-week closure (on the Priory School side) will follow to complete remaining gas works before school resumes.
From 25 August to 15 September, footway works on Roman Road will continue with pedestrian diversions and a temporary crossing in place.
Advanced warning signs will be installed two weeks before the works begin, and local residents and businesses will be informed directly.
