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Road closed after lorry hit building to reopen
A main road through Surrey which closed after a lorry hit a Grade II listed building is set to reopen.
The A281 (The Street), in Shalford, has been shut between Church Close and The Seahorse Pub since 29 May while repair work is carried out.
Residents have faced a 40-minute diversion and said the closure of the "very busy through-road" has been an "absolute nightmare".
Matt Furniss, Surrey County Councillor for Shalford, says the road closure "has been very difficult" but "we hope the roofing will be completed at the end of this week and the scaffolding removed as quickly as possible".
Mr Furniss told BBC Radio Surrey the owner of the building had to repoint and replace a gable, with the involvement of Guildford Borough Council's conservation team.
He said: "Shalford has suffered for a couple of years now with significant amount of road works particularly with emergency utilities from Thames Water and SGN.
"But the good news about the closure it that SGN have managed to speed up their work.
"We've managed to coordinate other works into the single closure so a little bit of a silver lining there."
Mr Furniss says he was not aware the owner of the lorry was known but the council will still be seeking compensation to cover all costs.
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