Roadworks on Newcastle to Anchor Road 24/4, 25/4, 6/5 & 7/5

Shropshire Council has, today, issued the following statement.

We wish to make you aware of essential carriageway surface dressing work that is programmed to take place in your area.

Newcastle to County Boundary at Anchor, Newcastle site has been identified via a combination of local engineering judgment and asset management data as needing essential maintenance. The site forms part of a countywide programme of schemes, scheduled to deliver the work in the most efficient and cost-effective way.

Surface dressing is a quick, efficient and cost-effective way of preventing potholes and extents the life of the road. It forms a major part of our annual road maintenance programme and is being carried out alongside other preventative and reactive maintenance work.

Surface dressing offers many advantages:

• It seals the road surface which prevents water getting into the underlying road structure.
• It restores skid resistance to the road surface.
• It helps to reduce spray caused by vehicles travelling on the wet road surface.
• The rapid speed of the process means that disruption to road users, local businesses and emergency services is minimised.
• It can extend the life of the road considerably, maximising the cost-effectiveness of limited highway maintenance funds.

The works are currently scheduled as follows:

• 24th & 25th April – Surface dressing
• 6th & 7th May – lining

To ensure the safety of both the public and our workforce, a road closure will be required during these periods from 09:30 – 16:00. A signed diversion route will be in place, and we kindly ask all vehicles to follow this.

We will make every effort to maintain access for buses, residents and businesses wherever it is safe and practical. Gatemen will be on site throughout the works to assist with access when required.

We hope that this investment will be welcomed, though we appreciate that works of this nature may cause some disruption. Please see letter attached including a diversion route.

If you have any comments or queries, please contact us at: [email protected]