Last chance to take look at Shrewsbury Relief Road plans is cancelled because of coronavirus
The last exhibition to give the public an insight into Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road has been cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis.
Shropshire Council said today: "Following the government's latest coronavirus advice, the North West Relief Road exhibitions due to take place in the Darwin Centre until Friday will not now be happening.
"You can still view the exhibition material and take part in the consultation at https://crowd.in/GWe5CF"
The exhibitions, in public buildings across the town, were expected to be the final stage of public consultation over the council's plans for the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road (NWRR), before an application for planning permission is submitted in May 2020.
The NWRR scheme, which now incorporates the previously separate Oxon Link Road scheme, will connect the A5 at Welshpool Road roundabout in the west to the Ellesmere Road roundabout in the north, with new bridges over the River Severn and the Shrewsbury to Chester railway line.
Exhibitions at venues across Shrewsbury gave residents, businesses and road users the opportunity to register their comments.
Information on the Shropshire Council website includes the scheme and its route; access points; environmental impact assessment and mitigations; how the road will look; and provision for cycling, pedestrians and horse riders.
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