A529 To be improved

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Shropshire Council has welcomed the award of £3,888,000 from the Department for Transport's Safer Roads Fund to improve safety on the A529 between Audlem and Hinstock.

Shropshire Council and their term consultant WSP are now going through the detail of this week's announcement, and will then develop the necessary work plans before it will start in this financial year, before March 2019.

The work will involve various safety improvement measures at key locations on the A529, which will be undertaken as a result of the funding award. These will include junction and visibility improvements, and enhanced road markings and signing.

Steve Davenport, Cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "This is great news and I welcome the award of this money that will enable us to carry out essential and much-needed safety work on this dangerous stretch of road.

"I'm delighted that our bid, combined with lobbying the government, has been successful and I look forward to work starting at the earliest opportunity."

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