Shropshire's North West Relief Road project scrapped
The road has already cost over £30 million
Last updated 26th Feb 2026
Plans for the North West Relief Road in Shropshire, which have cost over £30 million already, have been scrapped.
The project was paused in June 2025 after the government said it would not provide the full £215m of funding.
Councillors have now formally ended the project after a meeting today (26th February).
A Shropshire Council spokespersons says the project is "no longer affordable given current financial pressures and rising projected costs".
Mike Streetly from Better Shrewsbury Transport's says they are costs that could've been avoided: "they ran up 38 million pounds worth of costs.
"That could've been avoided if they faced up to the fact that the road wasn't affordable much earlier on.
"It was going to be too expensive and very environmentally damaging".