Shropshire Council has announced the next phase of works to support the development of the future Oswestry Innovation Park (OIP) and the Sustainable Urban Extension.
The work will involve the installation of new drainage along the B5479 Shrewsbury Road, to provide the required storm water outfall, and will require a section of Shrewsbury Road from Mile End Roundabout to the Maes-Y-Clawdd junction to be fully closed. This is to enable these works to be completed safely, protecting both the workforce and members of the public.
In addition to the above work and to facilitate the continued construction of a new four-arm roundabout by Pickstock Homes (which will form the new access into the housing development), the road closure will be extended to incorporate Maes-Y-Clawdd at Oswestry’s Maesbury Road Industrial Estate northern junction.
(A) Oswestry Sustainable Urban Extension (Pickstock Homes) / (B) Oswestry Innovation Park (Shropshire Council)
Working collaboratively and combining the traffic management measures for both schemes will ultimately reduce future disruption to the highway network.
A summary of the traffic management phases is as follows:
- Stage 1: Present day to 13 July – three-way traffic lights on Shrewsbury Road and Maes-Y-Clawdd
- Stage 2: 14 July to 31 August – Full road closure on Shrewsbury Road and Maes-Y-Clawdd
- Stage 3: 1 to 12 September – Road closure on Maes-Y-Clawdd only and two-way traffic lights on Shrewsbury Road
- Stage 4: 13 September to 29 October – three-way traffic lights on Shrewsbury Road and Maes-Y-Clawdd
This can also be seen on a map here.
Traffic management will be in place for the closed section of road with a signed diversion route, suitable for all vehicles, heading north on the A5 and coming back through Oswestry.
Access will be maintained to all businesses on the industrial estate, via the A483 Welshpool Road and via Maesbury Road.
Information on the diversion routes can be found by following this link.
Shropshire Council and Pickstock Homes will be working collaboratively to ensure access is maintained to local businesses during these periods.
A one-way in and one-way out system will be created from Morrisons’ Roundabout to maintain access to all businesses for deliveries and customers off the B4579 to the west of the Pickstock Homes works.
Diverting traffic flow during the road closures is expected to reduce queue times at the current temporary three-way traffic signals arrangement at this junction.
Through working with Shropshire Council and combining road closures, Pickstock Homes expects to complete their roundabout works by October 2025, significantly improving the original planned date of January 2026.
Shropshire Council and Pickstock Homes will be working collaboratively with McPhillips and Traffix to minimise inconvenience to the highway network during this period.
Both Shropshire Council and Pickstock Homes apologise for any inconvenience that these essential works may cause. However, the health and safety of the workforce and the public is of paramount importance and the reduction in the construction timeframes will be of great benefit to the area.
For more information
If you have any queries relating to the works, please contact Shropshire Council on 0345 6789006 where your query will be logged and directed to the appropriate individual for a response.
To contact Pickstock Homes call 01691 677940 or email [email protected]
If your query is specifically relating to the traffic management (temporary signs, cones etc.) related issues, please contact Traffix West Ltd. Call 0800 819 9001 (24 hours) or email [email protected]
