The main priority of our winter maintenance service is to make our roads safe for your use. We also aim to minimise delays and the subsequent economic impacts of winter weather. In other words, it is our aim to Keep Shropshire Moving, whatever the weather!

Please follow the links on this page for information on:

• Salting (gritting), snow clearance and salt bins
• Our winter maintenance service – our procedures for managing snow and ice on our roads
• Tips on how to stay safe travelling in winter conditions, whether you are a motorist, cyclist or pedestrian

The following roads in Shropshire are maintained by the Highways Agency:

• M54 - whole length
• A5 Preston Island (junction with A49 north of Shrewsbury) to county boundary at Chirk
• A5 - Shrewsbury to Telford
• A49 - South of Shrewsbury by-pass
• A483 - South of A5 roundabout Oswestry Mile End to Llanymynech
• A458 - West of Shrewsbury by-pass

For information on winter maintenance on these roads, please see the Highways Agency website..

For information on winter maintenance in the Telford and Wrekin area, please follow the link to their website.

Weather and Travel Reports
For weather forecasts and the latest travel information, please listen to your local radio station.

• BBC Radio Shropshire - 96FM
• Beacon Radio - 103.1FM
• Severn Radio - 106.5FM (Shrewsbury and central Shropshire) and 107.1FM (Oswestry and North Shropshire)
• Sunshine 855 Radio - 855AM (South Shropshire)

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