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North West 'Relief' Road

Author: Geoff Black Published: 2010-04-10 21:56:18

Shropshire Council are considering building a North West 'Relief' Road for Shrewsbury joining up the A5 to the west with the Battlefield Link Rd to the north. They are carrying on with this at great cost, despite controversy over the scheme and a very small chance of it getting funding. It will be competing with schemes from areas with much worse congestion in a very tight economic period.

WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE? Shropshire County Council did a lot of good work on transport in Shrewsbury which is already showing benefits in reduced traffic and increased cycling, walking and bus use. We support these schemes and think that they should be continued and expanded.

Trials of "Smarter Choices" have shown that just giving people individual, targeted information and advice on public transport plus walking and cycling facilities can cut journeys by up to 14%, at much less cost than building the NWRR and with no damage done.

WHAT SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL SHOULD DO? Drop the NWRR and work on more sustainable, feasible and acceptable ways of controlling Shrewsbury's traffic.

Take a look at what the 'Relief' road could look like by viewing this video: