Auditors warned over relief road 'iceberg'15/04/2024 A councillor has asked Shropshire Council’s external auditor to investigate concerns the North West Relief Road (NWRR) in Shrewsbury will 'completely bankrupt the council'. |
Shropshire tenders relief road build at £110m15/03/2024 Shropshire Council has admitted it has had no official communication from the Government to support its expectation that a controversial new road will be ‘fully funded’, as it tendered its construction with a price estimate of £110m. |
Shropshire throws cash at NWRR as costs soar29/02/2024 Shropshire Council has agreed a further £17m capital funding for its Shrewsbury North West Relief Road (NWRR) as the controversial scheme faces a new threat of legal action. |
‘Show Us The Money’: Campaigners demand funding answers06/02/2024 Shropshire Council has declined to give an updated cost for its North West Relief Road (NWRR) scheme, which campaigners say could cost more than £200m. |
Shropshire beats partial retreat over 'misrepresentation' claims22/01/2024 Shropshire Council’s cabinet member for highways has conceded that the Environment Agency did not state that the risk to Shrewsbury’s water supply from a new road would be ‘minimal’, as he had claimed. |
DfT backtracks on 'full funding' hopes for Shropshire scheme15/01/2024 The Department for Transport (DfT) has backtracked on a pledge from the transport secretary to fully fund a road scheme in Shropshire as the costs soar. |
Environment Agency says council misreported its views on £80m road05/01/2024 Shropshire Council has denied that a planning committee was misled over the Environment Agency’s (EA) attitude to a controversial new road, which the EA believes could present a significant risk to the area’s water supply. |
Campaigners undaunted as Gove refuses call-in01/12/2023 Campaigners have vowed to fight after levelling up secretary Michael Gove rejected calls for a public inquiry into the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury. |
Alarm over relief road 'threat to water supply'13/11/2023 Campaigners have asked the Government's communities secretary to hold a public inquiry into plans for a £80m relief road in Shropshire. |
Shropshire launches LCRIG framework with first contract07/07/2023 Shropshire Council has become the first local authority in the country to use a new procurement system designed to encourage innovation in highways maintenance. |
WSP wins consultancy deal worth up to £100m with Shropshire13/06/2023 WSP has won a contract worth up to £100m to provide consultancy services for a wide range of built environment services to Shropshire Council. |
Multevo aces the test in Shropshire21/07/2021 Kier and Shropshire Council have appointed Multevo to tackle potholes in the country following a series of trials. |
Mouchel wins third successive highways contract in Shropshire25/02/2015 Mouchel has bagged a highways and engineering consultancy deal with Shropshire Council that could be worth more than £20m to the consultant. |
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