Shropshire

Bus services across most of the county are operating as normal.

Shrewsbury Bus Station remains closed and flood terminus points are still in action at New Park Road, Castlefields (town end), Abbey Foregate Car Park, and Frankwell Island.

The services in operation will drop off and terminate at these three designated flood stops.

Park & Ride has been available from all sites, terminating and picking up outside the town centre at these points: Frankwell Island, Abbey Foregate Car Park and New Park Road, Castlefields (town end).

Bus services are currently continuing to operate from the following locations in Shrewsbury:

Frankwell Island – Services 11, 20. 70, 70A, 552/553, 558, Oxon P&R.

Abbey Foregate Car Park – Services 1, 8, 19, 21 23, 26, 27, 435, 436, 544/546, X4, X5 & Meole Brace P&R.

New Park Road, Castlefields (town end): Services 2, 24, 25, 64, 501, 511, 519, 576, Harlescott P&R.

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

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Update as of 7am – Wednesday 19 February 2020

The clean-up operation on Smithfield Road in Shrewsbury began at 5am Wednesday 19 February and we have two road sweepers on site and a gully emptying crew. We anticipate the road should be open by 9am. Once that happens the teams will move to Chester Street gyratory.

As the flooding in county remains, roads across Shropshire continue to be closed.

Residents are urged not to drive through flooded roads and road closures for their safety.

The roads currently closed, are:

Shrewsbury and surrounding roads

Raven Meadows
Smithfield road
Chester Street/Cross Street
Raven Meadows
Sydney Avenue
Roushill
Longden Coleham
Old Coleham
Coleham Head
Victoria Avenue
Coton Hill
St Julian’s Friars
B5067 Berwick Road
B4380 Shrewsbury to Atcham road
B4380 Cressage to Eaton Constantine
Atcham to Berwick Wharf
Atcham to Cross Houses road
Chilton Farm road
Priory Road (closed for safety reasons due to previous damage to swimming centre)
Gravel Hill Lane
Williams Way 

South Shropshire

B4368 Clun to Newcastle (road slip) 
A442 Sutton Maddock to Bandon Island 
Doctors Lane Bridgnorth
Riverside, Bridgnorth
Severn Side South Bridgnorth
Underhill Street – Single lane closure as a precaution. This will be monitored overnight by the Highways officer on call. If the levels begin dropping or remains below 5.3m the closure will be removed by the morning.  

North Shropshire

B5069 Gobowen Road, Oswestry. 
Colliery Road, St Martins 
Clarke’s Lane, St Martins 
Burma Road, Park Hall, Whittington  

Information and advice

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

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The rest centre opened in Bridgnorth by Shropshire Council is to remain open through the night (into Wednesday 19 February) for those affected by the floods caused by the rainfall during Storm Dennis.

The rest centre is at the Castle Hall, West Castle Street, WV16 4AB.

Food, refreshments and shelter is being provided to residents in need of support.

The rest centre will be managed by the Red Cross throughout the night with support from Shropshire Council officers.

Shropshire Council continue to work around the clock in response to Storm Dennis, and want to reassure people affected that all partners are working together to keep people safe and plans have been put in place for the coming days.

The council’s emergency planning team have also been in action as part of the wider co-ordination effort involving the emergency services, Environment Agency, and other key partners.

Ongoing communications have been issued to the public and local media throughout the last three days and that will continue.

To report any emergency issues relating to the flooding, call 0345 678 9006.

News and information

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the dedicated Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

For details of road closures across the county, visit https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2020/02/storm-dennis-road-closures-shropshire/

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News from our partners West Mercia Police

Residents in Ironbridge are advised to evacuate their homes as a severe flood warning remains in place.

Earlier emergency response partners visited around 30 properties in and around Wharfage in Ironbridge to advise residents to evacuate their homes.

Some residents have decided not to leave their properties.

Chief Superintendent Tom Harding said:

“We know residents want to stay in their homes and understand it is an inconvenience for them to leave, but it really is in their best interests to do so.

“The barrier is in place: however, there are concerns levels could exceed the barrier, and due to the volume of water there is concern around the integrity of the riverbank and road that supports the barrier. We will be revisiting affected properties to highlight that while it may look OK at the moment, this could happen quickly and put people at significant risk, so as a precaution we would really ask residents to find alternative arrangements.

“We anticipate levels could remain high for the next few days, so anyone who does decide to stay put could find themselves cut off for a considerable amount of time.”

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Update as of 3.20pm – 18 February 2020

As the flooding in county remains, roads across Shropshire continue to be closed.

Residents are urged not drive through flooded roads and road closures for their safety.

The roads currently closed, are:

Shrewsbury and surrounding roads

Raven Meadows
Smithfield road
Chester Street/Cross Street
Raven Meadows
Sydney Avenue
Roushill
Longden Coleham
Old Coleham
Coleham Head
Victoria Avenue
Coton Hill
St Julian’s Friars
B5067 Berwick Road
B4380 Shrewsbury to Atcham road
B4380 Cressage to Eaton Constantine
Atcham to Berwick Wharf
Atcham to Cross Houses road
Chilton Farm road
Priory Road (closed for safety reasons due to previous damage to swimming centre)
Gravel Hill Lane

South Shropshire

B4368 Clun to Newcastle (road slip)
A442 Sutton Maddock to Bandon Island
Doctors Lane Bridgnorth
Riverside, Bridgnorth
Severn Side South Bridgnorth

North Shropshire

B5069 Gobowen Road, Oswestry.
Colliery Road, St Martins
Clarke’s Lane, St Martins
Burma Road, Park Hall, Whittington

Information and advice

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

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News from our partners West Mercia Police

Residents in Ironbridge are being advised to evacuate their homes as a severe flood warning is in place due to rising river levels.

The severe flood warning has been issued by the Environment Agency following Storm Dennis.

The warning indicates there is a significant threat to life as water levels are expected to rise today.

Due to the current river levels and ground conditions there is potential for levels to flow over the Ironbridge barrier causing flooding of property and roads on and around Wharfage.

A rest centre has been set up at Cleo’s restaurant in Ironbridge.

Emergency response partners including West Mercia Police, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, the Environment Agency, Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council are working together to keep people safe and plans have been put in place for today and the coming days.

Flood warnings are also in place in Bridgnorth, with levels of the River Severn anticipated to peak this evening. Properties on Severn Terrace, Riverside and local caravan parks are likely to be affected.

Roads in Shrewsbury town centre also continue to be affected by flood water and are expected to be affected for the coming days.

Chief Superintendent Tom Harding from West Mercia Police and on behalf of the multi-agency flood response, said:

“The water levels are rising higher than was initially anticipated so we are working together with our emergency response partners to evacuate a small number of residents in Ironbridge.

“Our absolute priority is their safety and the safety of the public, we’re very grateful for the support we have received, and are asking the community in the affected areas to make alternative arrangements where they can, if they can stay with family or friends or make use of the rest centre that has been set up.

“We know some people want to stay in their homes, but we would really ask that for their own safety they find alternative arrangements. The levels could remain high for a few days and while they are fine now the situation could change rapidly. Not only are they risking their own safety but the safety of emergency services who ultimately could have to rescue them. Our absolute priority is the safety of local residents and I must stress the decision to evacuate residents is not something that has been taken lightly. We’re doing everything we can to keep people safe and want to avoid any unnecessary risks.”

News and information

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the dedicated Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

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Shropshire Council has opened a rest centre in Bridgnorth for those affected by the floods caused by the rainfall during Storm Dennis.  A further rest centre will be opened should the need arise.

The rest centre is at the Castle Hall, West Castle Street, WV16 4AB.

Shelter, tea and coffee is being provided to residents in need of support.

Shropshire Council continue to work around the clock in response to Storm Dennis and want to reassure people affected that all partners are working together to keep people safe, and plans have been put in place for the coming days.

The council’s emergency planning team have also been in action as part of the wider co-ordination effort involving the emergency services, Environment Agency, and other key partners.

Ongoing communications have been issued to the public and local media throughout the weekend, and will continue to be issued.

To report any emergency issues relating to the flooding, call 0345 678 9006.

News and information

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the dedicated Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

For details of road closures across the county, visit https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2020/02/storm-dennis-road-closures-shropshire/

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Due to the flooding caused by Storm Dennis multiple roads are currently closed across Shropshire.

In total, 29 roads are currently closed.

Residents are urged not drive through flooded roads and road closures for their safety.

The roads currently closed, are:

North

B5069 Gobowen Road, Oswestry.

Colliery Road, St Martins

Clarke’s Lane, St Martins

Burma Road, Park Hall, Whittington

South

B4368  Clun to Newcastle

A442 Sutton Maddock to Bandon Island

Doctors Lane Bridgnorth

Riverside, Bridgnorth

Severn Side South Bridgnorth

Central

Atcham to Cross Houses and Chiltern Farm Lane

Berwick Road

Sydney Avenue

Gravel Hill Lane

Roushill

Longden Coleham

Old Coleham

Coleham Head

Victoria Avenue

Coton Hill

Williams Way

St Julians Friars

Cressage to Eaton Constantine

Raven Meadows

Smithfield Road

Chilton Farm Lane

Atcham to Cross Houses

Chester Street/Cross Street

B4380 Shrewsbury to Atcham

Atcham to Berwick Wharf

Information and advice

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

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All road closures currently in force will remain in place in Shrewsbury Town Centre throughout the morning rush hour and into until late morning.

The Police have also currently closed English Bridge to traffic and will remain closed tonight.

Whilst the town centre will be accessible for businesses, commuters are advised to avoid the town centre and use alternate routes.

Please allow more time for your journey. There may be localised road closures in the rural areas however this will be dependent on the rainfall overnight. Drivers are also reminded to not drive though floodwater.

As the above road closures will still be in place the Park and Ride will still be affected. Current pick up points are: Oxon: Frankwell Island Meole Brace : Abbey Church Harlescott: Castlefields (New Park Road)

The following council car parks will remain closed: Frankwell Riverside, Frankwell Main Car Park and St Julian’s Friar’s Car Park.

More information can be found on the Storm Dennis webpage https://shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

Further information

Shropshire Council have had officers and engineers engaging with partners throughout the weekend and Monday both in Shrewsbury and across the County.

Yesterday Keir mobilised 25 emergency crews along with 5 jetting units, JCB’s and Road Sweepers county wide and have been visiting affected communities throughout the day. In Shrewsbury 6 crews have been working to install road closures and diversions across the Town and have supported both the Environment Agency, Severn Trent, and the Emergency Services. Whilst the levels in Shrewsbury and Ludlow are now dropping, the Councils focus will move to supporting properties along the River Severn in Bridgnorth. This is an ongoing situation.

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Shropshire Council continue to work round the clock in response to Storm Dennis and want to reassure people affected that all partners are working together to keep people safe, and plans have been put in place for the coming days.

The council’s emergency planning team have also been in action as part for the wider co-ordination effort involving the emergency services, Environment Agency, and other key partners.

Ongoing communications have been issued to the public and local media throughout the weekend and we will continue to do so.

Praising the work of highways and other services across the council, Clive Wright – chief executive, said:

“I would like to thank all our staff and partners in responding to what has been an unprecedented situation. Our priority has been the safety of residents and to our infrastructure.

“We have quadrupled our teams to respond to the floods, and will continue to monitor and respond to any changes to our situation as it progresses.

“I hope my update will reassure people that we are working as hard as we can to ensure the safety of our residents.

“We are now seeing high levels of flooding which is affecting traffic in and around Shrewsbury. We have issued a current list of road closures. We hope this information about the current high level floods in Shrewsbury will also be useful to our partners, in that the current flooding in the town will have an impact further downriver.”

You can view Clive’s update here: https://youtu.be/XW0dBP7y2Kg

Volunteer staff at Shropshire Council’s Customer Service Centre will be staying on until 8pm specifically to help with emergency calls for highways and flooding issues. The number for this is 0345 678 9006. This is so that we can provide an emergency service to help Shropshire’s residents affected by the current flooding. After 8pm, emergency calls will still be picked up on that number by the out of hours service.

People can also report highways issues on MyShropshire at https://shropshire.gov.uk/welcome-to-myshropshire/

A dedicated Storm Dennis webpage has been set up which provides flooding information, advice and updates.  https://shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

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Shropshire Council has opened a rest centre in Shrewsbury for those affected by the floods caused by the rainfall during Storm Dennis.

The rest centre is at the United Reform Church in Coleham Head, SY3 7BJ.

Shelter, a hot drink and support will be provided.

Shropshire Council continue to work round the clock in response to Storm Dennis and want to reassure people affected, that all partners are working together to keep people safe and plans have been put in place for the coming days.

The council’s emergency planning team have also been in action as part for the wider coordination effort involving the emergency services, Environment Agency, and other key partners.

Ongoing communications have been issued to the public and local media throughout the weekend and will continue to do so.

Volunteer staff at Shropshire Council’s Customer Service Centre will be staying on until 8pm specifically to help with emergency calls for highways and flooding issues. The number for this is 0345 678 9006.

Please note this is so that we can provide an emergency service to help Shropshire’s residents  affected by the current flooding, after 8pm emergency calls will still be picked up on that number by the out of hours service.

News and information

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the dedicated Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

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Due to the rainfall during Storm Dennis multiple roads have been closed in and around Shrewsbury due to flooding.

In total, 16 roads are currently closed.

Residents are urged not drive through flooded roads and road closures for their safety.

The roads currently closed are:

Atcham to Cross Houses and Chiltern Farm Lane

Berwick Road

Sydney Avenue

Gravel Hill Lane

Roushill

Longden Coleham

Old Coleham

Coleham Head

Victoria Avenue

Coton Hill

Williams Way

St Julian’s Friars

Cressage to Eastern Constantine

Raven Meadows

Smithfield Road

Chilton Farm Lane

Atcham to Cross Houses

Cressage to Eaton Constantine

Longden Coleham

Coton Hill

Chester Street/Cross Street

Atcham to Berwick Wharf

B4380 Shrewsbury to Atcham

As River Severn levels continue to rise, the following roads are likely to be closed so it is advised that travel via this routes is avoided:

English Bridge to Gyratory

Old Potts Way

Castle Foregate

Wyle Cop.

Information and advice

For information and advice on how to stay safe during the flooding, please visit the Storm Dennis webpage on the Shropshire Council website – http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/storm-dennis

For news and up-to-date information about flooding and flood warnings, visit the Environment Agency website – https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=shropshire

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Drivers are being advised to not drive through flooded roads and road closures.  Flood waters are still high in many areas across Shropshire. Please stay safe and away from floodwaters. For information about flood safety visit https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/drainage-and-flooding/

You can register for Flood Warnings Direct.  Floodline Warnings Direct is a free service that provides flood warnings by phone, text or email.

For information about how to stay safe, visit https://shropshire.gov.uk/shropshire-prepared-emergencies-and-major-incidents/flooding-and-heavy-rain-information/

Residents and businesses in affected areas can find updates and advice visiting https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings

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