M54 Motorway (Junction 7to Junction 3) & A5 Trunk Road, Shropshire - Temporary Closures

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 -  SECTION 16A(2)( a )

THE M54 MOTORWAY AND A5 TRUNK ROAD (M54 JUNCTION 7 TO JUNCTION 3, SHROPSHIRE)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited

(Company No. 9346363) has made an order on the M54 Motorway and the A5 Trunk Road, in the County of Shropshire, to allow the Bike 4 Life event to take place. The effect of the Order will be to –

1)   close -

a)   the eastbound carriageway of the A5 from its roundabout junction with the A49 and A5112 known as Dobbies Roundabout, at Shrewsbury, to its junction with the M54 Motorway at Junction 7, including Emstrey Roundabout and Preston Roundabout;

b)   the eastbound carriageway of the M54 from its junction with the A5 at M54 Junction 7, to its junction with the entry slip road at Junction 3;

c)   any slip road leading to the length of the eastbound carriageway of the M54 described at b) above; and

2)   prohibit any vehicle from entering or leaving the length of the A5 described in 1) a) above at its junction with any side road. It is expected that the closures will be in operation between 10:00 hours and 13:30 hours on Sunday 17 May 2026. The Order will come into force on 17 May 2026 and have a maximum duration of 3 days.

Vehicles being used for police, fire and rescue authority, ambulance or traffic officer purposes and vehicles being used in connection with the event will be exempt from the closures.

Diversion routes via the A49, A5112, A458, B4380 and via the B5061, A5, A449, Whitchurch Drive, A4640 and alternative junctions of the M54  will be signed.

For further information please contact David Patmore on 07738 263 891.

Karen Eustace, an officer in National Highways Limited. National Highways Limited (Company No. 9346363) registered office: Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham,  B4 6GA. A company registered in England and Wales.