Shropshire Council

Work programme

Shifnal Town Council has kindly permitted use of part of the Aston Street car park for the contractor’s site compound and the set up is due to commence on 6 September, with works physically starting on site the week commencing 13 September. We're anticipating that the construction period will run through to autumn 2022, which takes into account the embargo periods when works aren't permitted in the lead up to Christmas and over Easter.

The programme will be undertaken using a phased approach as follows. You can see how this looks 'on the ground' using our pdf map (you can use the pdf's zoom function to look at the map in detail).

Phase 1

  • Site clearance - Broadway/Bradford Street junction to Aston Street (east side)
  • Footpath reconstruction and installation of new bus shelter foundation
  • Construct new carriageway footpath crossing feature paving
  • Small amount of streetlighting preparation works
  • New road gullies and drainage connections

Phase 2

  • Site clearance - Market Street/Victoria Road junction (west side)
  • Removal of existing splitter island flush to existing road surface

Phase 3

  • Site clearance - Market Place (east side) footpath running from the railway bridge to 1 Park Street
  • Footpath and lay-by reconstruction    
  • Installation of new streetlighting equipment             

Phase 4

  • Site clearance - Market Place (west side) Church Street junction to Jerningham Arms Hotel
  • Road kerb realignment/footpath reconstruction
  • Drainage repairs and ducting
  • Paving to lay-by
  • Installation of new streetlighting

Phase 5

  • Site clearance - Market Place east side (outside 5 Park Street)
  • Construction of new footpath buildout area     
  • Construct new carriageway footpath crossing feature paving
  • Installation of new streetlighting equipment

Phase 6

  • Site clearance - Market Place west side Church Street Junction to Victoria Road
  • Road kerb realignment/footpath reconstruction
  • Construct new carriageway footpath crossing feature paving
  • Part construction of new belisha beacon crossing
  • New footpath drainage channels
  • Installation of new streetlighting equipment

Phase 7

  • Site clearance including tree removal - Bradford Street (west side) Victoria Road to Shrewsbury Road
  • Site clearance including tree removal
  • Footpath reconstruction
  • Construct new carriageway footpath crossing feature paving
  • Removal of redundant street lighting
  • Removal of Christmas lighting suspension wires  
  • Installation of new street lighting equipment
  • Construct new parking bays

Phase 8

  • Site clearance - Cheapside (existing footpath adjacent to business and shop frontages)
  • Relay existing highway drainage and connections
  • Construct new feature retaining walls
  • Construct new footpath

Phase 9

  • Site clearance - Bradford Street central paving area
  • Construction of new public realm area
  • New tree pits and landscape areas

These webpages will be updated throughout the work with the latest progress reports.

Shifnal town centre improvements partners