ONE of the main routes into Oswestry will be closed for several days in May for roadworks.

Shropshire Council has confirmed that the B5069 - which links the Orthopaedic roundabout to Gobowen Road - will be closed over a series of days to allow for resurfacing work.

The work will take place between Mondays and Fridays, 9.30am to 4pm, and the road will be closed from the junction for Jasmine Gardens to the A5 roundabout.

The dates confirmed are: May 11 and 12 for prep work; May 16, 17 and 18 for dressing work; and May 30 and 31 for line work.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Council confirmed the work involves 'surface dressing'.

They added: "Surface dressing (applying and rolling aggregate ‘chippings’ onto a bituminous binder) is a proven quick, efficient and cost-effective way of maintaining skid-resistance and waterproofing road surfaces.

"It forms a major part of the council’s annual road maintenance programme."

Similar works will also be taking place in Gobowen, St Martins and Weston Rhyn.

Shropshire Council has confirmed that the following roads will be subject to surface dressing.

These are:

  • Station Road in Weston Rhyn (from centre of the village to the Gledrid roundabout)
  • B5070 Rhoswiel to St Martins (between the Gledrid roundabout and Moors Bank)
  • Quinta Terrace (between Weston Rhyn and Chirk Bank)
  • B5069 Gobowen Road (between Moors Bank, St Martins and Gobowen)

This work will take place between Monday, May 15 and Monday, May 22 for the prep and surface works, when the roads will be closed.

Line works will take place between Friday, May 26 and Friday, June 9 when stop-and-go signs will be used.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Council said: "This work cannot be carried out during wet weather conditions, and we might have to be delayed or rescheduled at short notice. Please refer to our website and social media for updates.

"Thank you for your cooperation and patience; we apologise for the disruption that the road works may cause and will do our very best to keep this to a minimum."

Full details of the road closures are available here: https://one.network/