A ROAD between Oswestry and one of its surrounding villages will be closed for up to a week after a burst water main damaged a bridge.

Part of the B480 outside Oswestry is currently closed to traffic as Severn Trent makes an urgent repair to a burst water pipe and fix damage caused to the road. 

The road closure has been put in place for the safety of the teams carrying out the work and other road users and is between Rhydycroesau and the town.

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Stuart Leach, regional operations lead at Severn Trent, apologised to residents and road users and said they will be working hard to restore the bridge.

He said: "We would like to apologise to anyone who plans to use this section of the road while we carry out this essential emergency repair.

“We know closing a road like this can be a real inconvenience and we only do so when absolutely necessary, in this case, the burst has caused a void in the road, making it unsafe for traffic.  

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“Our teams will be working around the clock to get this repair made and have the road reopened as quickly as possible, however we expect that the closure will be in place for around a week.

“We have been liaising closely with Shropshire County Council and a signed diversion route is in place.”  

Access to all frontages will be maintained throughout the works.