Shrewsbury road to close for emergency gas works
A road in Shrewsbury will be closed on Thursday following the discovery of a serious gas leak.
Claremont Bank will be shut from 9am and traffic will be diverted along Wyle Cop, High Street, Shoplatch and Barker Street.
Engineers have been working this afternoon to pinpoint the precise location of the leak.
Shropshire Council is currently unable to confirm the duration of the closure.
A spokesman said: "A Shropshire Council inspector will attend the site mid-morning and late afternoon tomorrow – and again on Friday if necessary – to confirm that the leak has been stopped and ensure that backfill of the road surface is carried out in a timely manner and that the road is only closed for as long as necessary."
Access to properties, businesses and Shropshire Council car parks will be maintained. A hard closure will be in place at the St John’s Hill junction with access provided to properties and businesses.
To help manage the closure, traffic management operatives will positioned at the junction of Town Walls and Wyle Cop and also at the junction with Williams Way between 7am and 7pm.
