The A488 is to be surface dressed from Pontesbury to Hanwood between 2 April and 14 May.
The work will be carried out in three stages, as follows. Work will be carried out from 9.30am to 4pm each day, with a road closure in place from 9.30am to 3pm*.
2 April – road closure for stud removal
27 to 29 April – road closure for surface dressing
8 May, and 11 to 14 May – road closure for white lining
Prior to the surfacing work starting the road will also be closed overnight (8pm to 6am) from 16 to 18 April [2026] for patching work to prepare the road for the surface dressing.
While the road is closed a signed diversion will be in place, and access will be provided to residential properties and businesses within the work area when safe to do so.
To minimise disruption the surface dressing work will be carried out in two halves: from Hanwood to Lea Cross, and then from Lea Cross to Pontesford under a reduced closure,
Buses will be escorted through the closure when safe to do so – enabling bus services to continue running during the work – as will any HGV that hasn’t followed the diversion signs. Some delays may be experienced but these will be minimised as far as is practicable.
*The closure will be lifted at 3pm each day to allow school access.
The work will be carried out by Kier Infrastructure on behalf of Shropshire Council.
The A488 is one of more than 70 stretches of road across Shropshire being surface dressed this year to help prevent potholes, maintain skid-resistance and waterproof road surfaces
