City of Wolverhampton Council has continued investment in pothole prevention with resurfacing work on major routes in recent months. Key locations resurfaced and relined include Chapel Ash island, Ring Road St George's and Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island. Much of this work has taken place at night to minimise disruption.

Significant investment in highways

The resurfacing forms part of the council's highways capital programme, which is focused on preventative maintenance. This builds on £35 million invested in Wolverhampton's highways over the last five years, with more than 560 square kilometres of carriageway resurfaced or treated.

Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, Cabinet Member for City Transport at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: "We continue to invest in our roads so residents can benefit from safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. With more than 480 miles of road to maintain, we cannot resurface every road at once, so we use data led decisions to ensure investment is targeted where it can have the greatest impact."

Spring and summer work completed

Other roads resurfaced as part of the planned programme this spring and summer include Old Heath Road, Wobaston Road/The Droveway, Great Hampton Street, George Street, Mander Street, Connaught Road, Price Street, Penn Street, Moore Street, Springvale Avenue, Lansdowne Road, Butts Road, Jeddo Street, Westminster Avenue, Victoria Road and Springfield Road.

Dozens of other roads have benefitted from surface dressing treatments, which seal and protect road surfaces and reduce the likelihood of potholes developing. The council has also fixed more than 6,790 potholes so far this year. Many footpaths have been reconstructed and resurfaced.

Additional improvements

As part of the highways capital programme, road safety schemes have been delivered, including projects outside schools designed to reduce casualties and improve safety for children and families. More than 31,000 streetlights have been converted to energy efficient LED technology over the past five years, and council car parks have been upgraded with new technology.

Further resurfacing schemes are planned before the end of the year, including Stowheath Lane, Dunstall Lane and Nelson Avenue.