Shropshire Council has reopened three Shrewsbury roads which were closed yesterday as water levels rose.
Smithfield Road , Coton Hill and Chester Street/Cross Street were reopened on Saturday evening in a move Shropshire Council said would"help to ease traffic in the town".
The roads had been closed since Friday when the River Severn was still rising. Since Friday evening the level has been going down, though numerous flood warnings remain in place around the town centre with car parks and The Quarry underwater. Shropshire Council has also said that it intends to reopen Longden Coleham and Belle Vue Road on Sunday morning as flood levels recede and cleaning up completed.
The authority added:"Flood barriers at Coleham Head will remain in place until Sunday afternoon and we will then look to re-open Coleham Gyratory." The B4380 Shrewsbury to Atcham is open again too, but with temporary traffic lights as there is still water on the road.As of Saturday afternoon a number of roads in Bridgnorth are still closed. These are:Riverside and Friars Street
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