Opposition parties in combined pledge to cancel North West Relief Road - if they win May's election
Shropshire Council's three opposition parties have combined to pledge that they will cancel the North West Relief Road - if they take control in May's election.
The leaders of the council's Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Green Party groups have sent a joint letter to the government outlining their stance on the controversial project.
In it they say that the "first priority" if the administration changes in May "will be to cancel the North West Relief Road (NWRR) application".
The pledge comes as the council faces up to what is anticipated to be a fiercely contested election - with the future of the relief road a live issue for the electorate.
The Conservative group secured a majority of 12 in the last election in 2021, but that has been whittled down, and now stands at only one - after a period where there was no overall control.
The letter, signed by Lib Dem joint leader Councillor Roger Evans, Labour Leader Councillor Rosemary Dartnall, and Green Party Leader, Councillor Duncan Kerr, says the road "offers no credible solution to the current and future traffic problems Shrewsbury and Shropshire face".
