A458 Trunk Road (Churncote Roundabout to England/Wales Border, Shropshire) - Temporary Prohibition of Traffic

National Highways

TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 -  SECTIONS 14(1)(a) AND (7)
THE A458 TRUNK ROAD
(CHURNCOTE ROUNDABOUT TO ENGLAND/WALES BORDER, SHROPSHIRE)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that National Highways Limited

(Company no. 9346363) intends to make an order on the A458 Trunk Road in the County of Shropshire, to enable bridge maintenance work to be carried out. The effect of the Order will be to –

(1)  close the A458 between its roundabout junction with the A5, known as Churncote Roundabout, at Shrewsbury,  and the England/Wales border, near Wollaston;

(2)  close any layby adjacent to the length of the A458 described in (1) above; and

(3)  prohibit vehicles from entering or leaving the length of the A458 described in (1) above at its junction with any side road. The work will be carried out overnight between 20:00 hours and 06:00 hours and is expected to start on Monday  17 August 2026 and continue for approximately six months. The layby closures will be in operation from 14:00 hours on Monday 17 August, for 24 hours per day, for the duration of the weeks. The Order will come into force on 10 August 2026. Vehicles being used for police, fire and rescue authority or ambulance purposes, and vehicles being used in connection with the works or for winter maintenance purposes will be exempt from the closures and prohibition.

Diversion routes via the A5 and the A483 and vice versa will be signed.

For further information please contact Gerard Crerand,  a project manager on behalf of National Highways Limited,  on 07767 836 094.

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.