More than 70 Shropshire roads set for 'surface dressing' - here's where

The authority says the work will play a key role in "improving the county’s roads and preventing potholes".

It said the work is due to begin from April 22, and will be carried out by Kier on behalf of the council.

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The 72 sites identified are located across the county and include all types of road, from urban roads to major A- and B-roads.

The council said dates and details of work will be available on the One Network interactive roadworks website once road space permits have been granted.

It said surface dressing is a "quick, efficient and cost-effective way of preventing potholes, maintaining skid-resistance and waterproofing road surfaces".

It forms a major part of the council’s annual road maintenance programme and is being carried out alongside other preventative and reactive maintenance work.

The county's roads have deteriorated in recent weeks, with huge numbers of potholes opening up after cold and wet weather since the turn of the year.

David Vasmer, Shropshire Council’s cabinet member for highways and environment, said: “As well as improving and protecting our roads, this important programme of work plays a crucial role in helping to prevent potholes and other defects forming in the future. Pothole treatment is very much about prevention as well as cure and this is one important way that we can aim to prevent potholes forming next winter.”

Surface dressing involves applying and rolling aggregate ‘chippings’ onto a bitumen binder.

The council said: "It will seal the surface, improve surface texture and prolong the life of the road by many years.

"To ensure work is delivered in safe and practicable manner the sites will unfortunately require a temporary road closure for the works to be carried out safely.

"Where road closures are not necessary, other forms of temporary traffic management will be in place, including temporary signals where appropriate.

"For the majority of A- and B-roads centre line studs/cats’ eyes also need to be removed and replaced under a temporary closure. It’s envisaged that stud/cats’ eye removal will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am, followed by dressing, sweeping and reapplying road markings during daytime hours.

"The replacement of studs and road markings on some sites may necessarily need to take place up to 10 days later.

"In reality, most of the road closures will only be required for a few hours for the dressing operation, and are unlikely to be of more than one day in duration.

"The programme of work may alter due to wet weather or other unforeseen events.

"In order to keep affected residents and road users informed of when and how long closures will be in place advance information signs will be positioned on each site in the weeks preceding proposed commencement of works."

The full list of roads due to be surface dressed in 2026

• Condover Green to Cantlop crossroads

• Chatbrook junction with A49 to Church junction, Stapleton

• Unnamed road from A49 through Stapleton

• Stapleton to Moat Farm

• Pulverbatch to Newhouse Lane

• JunctionJunction at Stitt Farm to Brow Farm junction, Ratlinghope

• Four Turnings junction to Home Farm junction, Asterton

• Plowden to A49, Craven Arms

• Woodhill Road and Bridgnorth Road, Highley

• Boundary Gate Farm to Upper House Junction, Abdon

• B4368 Aston on Clun to Broome

• Newcastle to County Boundary at Anchor

• County boundary with Penyllan to county boundary Churchstoke

• Pontesford Hill to Grove Lane, Pontesford

• A488, Pontesbury to Hanwood

• Porthill Road, Shrewsbury

• Harmer Hill to Alderton

• Marton to Baschurch

• Duglands junction to Severn View, Edgerley, Kinnerley

• Glanyrafon to Cefn Blodwel, Treflach

• Unnamed road from A483 to Morda

• Pentre-shannel South to junction west of Belmont, Trefonen, Oswestry

• Pentre Gwyn Lane, Llansilin

• Cydygan Lane, Llansilin

• Junction North of Rhydycroesau to junction South of Morda River Bridge, Llawnt

• Bradley Fields, Oswestry

• High Fawr Avenue, Oswestry

• Bryn Rise, Oswestry

• Llanforda Mead, Oswestry

• Breidden Close, Oswestry

• White Minster, Oswestry

• High Lea Close, Oswestry

• Hampton Fields, Oswestry

• Whittington to Ellesmere

• Ellesmere Road, St Martins

• Burlton to B5063, Loppington

• Goblins Lane End to Browns Brook junction Abbey Green, Wem

• Ash Road, Whitchurch

• Church Lane to County Boundary, Broughall

• Brades Road, Prees

• Junction Hermitage Lane Farm to A49, Hine Heath

• Booley Road, Stanton Upon Hine Heath

• Kenstone junction to junction Hermitage Lane Farm, Hine Heath

• Kenstone junction to A53, Hine Heath

• Kenstone Road Paradise to Hopton Road, Hine Heath

• Whitehouse junction to Hill Cottage junction, Marchamley Wood

• Wood Lane, Marchamley

• Wollerton Crossroads to Cotton Farm, Hodnet

• Stoke-on-Tern to Ollerton

• Hinstock to Ellerton

• Holly Coppice crossroads to Haughton

• Upton Magna to Holly Coppice crossroads, Haughton

• Uffington to Upton Magna

• Tern Lodge to Norton crossroads

• Norton crossroads to Uppington

• Uppington to Bluebell, Uppington

• Victoria Road, Shifnal

• Broadway Close, Shifnal

• Newport Road, Albrighton

• Badger Lane End to Staffordshire county boundary, Bridgnorth

• Buildwas Road, Buildwas

• Much Wenlock to Morville

• Severn Valley Railway Knowle Sands to Eardington

• Chelmarsh to Severn Valley Railway Bridge, Chelmarsh

• The Square to Riddings Lane, Stottesdon

• Netherton Lane to Church Lane, Highley

• Froggy Lane junction to Harpswood Bridge, Middleton Priors

• Tern Lodge to Grange Cottages, Atcham

• Carpenters Lane (end of) to North Cottages junction, Stanton Lacy

• Clee Hill to Knowlegate, Clee Hill

• Clee Hill Road from Burford to Ellendene

• Ledwyche to A4112, Burford