SHROPSHIRE Council has been granted more than £400,000 in funding by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to enhance the Greenway route in Oswestry.
The Greenway connects the Cabin Lane and Unicorn Road residential areas to Meadows Primary School and local recreational facilities.
The work will include lighting improvements, path widening, installation of a parallel crossing, installation of an uncontrolled crossing, and relocation of an existing lighting column to improve access.
Ian Nellins, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member with responsibility for active travel, said: “This project will allow Shropshire Council to meet the needs of the community by improving a key existing pedestrian and cycling link between residences and the Meadows Primary School.
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“These improvements will enable and encourage more children and their parents/carers to walk and cycle to and from school – reducing the number of car trips to and from school, and improving road safety and the environment.”
The Oswestry Greenway route has been identified in the draft Shropshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) as a top priority route for both Oswestry and for Shropshire as a whole.
Work is set to be completed by the end of March 2025.
Shropshire Council will lead on the delivery of the project along with consultants WSP, contractors Kier, and Oswestry Town Council.
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