But the demolition company has carried out an “independent assessment of the impact of noise and vibration” and says the noise “will not exceed permitted levels”.

Large equipment was seen arriving Shrewsbury city ​​center before the crushing of concrete slabs and foundations at the Smithfield Riverside site, as the final phase of heavy demolition begins in Roushill.

This follows the removal of the two footbridges crossing Raven Meadows earlier in October.

This final stage of demolition is expected to last until the end of the year, with this first phase of the regeneration of Smithfield Riverside, fully funded by the UK Government, creating a new park along Roushill in the new year.

Breaking the thick concrete slabs of the foundations of the shopping center, nightclub and doctor’s office requires large hydraulic rock breakers, which will break the concrete into pieces which can then be crushed into reusable aggregates, and create an area ready for creation of the new park. .

Shropshire Council says demolition specialists Cawarden expect this work to create additional noise at the site and city center residents can expect disruption while this work is carried out, which is expected to last about eight weeks.

Unlike previous phases of demolition – at the request of residents – the concrete breaking work will only take place between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

To ensure public safety, Cawarden has completed an independent noise and vibration impact assessment which confirms that, with mitigation strategies and ongoing monitoring in place, the demolition of the Riverside Shopping Center will not exceed levels authorized.

For town center residents and businesses affected by the works, Shropshire Council and Cawarden have hosted a drop-in public session at Shropshire Local to answer any questions about the works.

For those wanting to see the demolition from a different perspective, Shropshire Council’s webcam on the roof of the Darwin Center has created a time-lapse of the demolition workavailable online.

Ian Nellins, Shropshire Council’s cabinet lead for Shrewsbury town center regeneration, said: “I’m sure people will be delighted to see the progress being made in preparing this part of the site and creating the new park , both fully funded by the government.

“This will inevitably cause additional noise, but with our contractors we are doing what we can to minimize this as much as possible. Our thanks to everyone for their patience and understanding as this work progresses.

The council and Cawarden also encourage anyone with questions or concerns regarding the demolition to contact site manager Mick Whitehead at [email protected].