Work to take place to make South Shropshire road next to landslip safer
A South Shropshire road perched on the edge of a landslip caused by Storm Dennis 10 months ago is still a long way from being repaired.
The A490 Chirbury to Churchstoke road sits inches from the collapsed embankment.
During the storm tonnes of earth fell at least 100 foot down into the Camlad river.
Since then landslip side of the road has been closed with temporary traffic lights.
This week Councillor Heather Kidd had a site meeting with council officers over the new 'temporary/permanent' traffic lights.
"There will also be concrete blocks which will go on the edge of the road to make it safer," she said.
"There is at least a 100ft drop with a fast flowing Camlad river in the bottom."
She said that the council needed to access electricity and get a wayleave to go onto the land.
"As soon as that is agreed then they it will take around six to eight weeks to make the area safer," she said.
Major engineering work will still have to take place to stabilise the bank where the landslip happened.
