More than 7,500 potholes will be fixed this year in Wolverhampton as the council continues its commitment to improve the city’s roads.
Resurfacing works are also taking place on some of the busiest roads to keep them in good condition for longer – which will mean fewer pothole repairs are needed in the future.
By using data to identify where preventative work will have the biggest impact, the council has reduced the number of roads in need of urgent maintenance.
The council is building on this with more improvements across the city, including resurfacing and surface dressing alongside timely pothole repairs.
A highways maintenance transparency report has been published here with more about the strategy and work done so far.
The council is responsible for maintaining 480 miles of roads and nearly 800 miles of footpaths that keep communities connected and support economic growth.
Over the past five years, approximately 32,000 potholes have been filled across the network, ensuring safer and smoother journeys for all road users.
Moving forward the council’s strategy is focused on preventative maintenance to reduce the need for reactive repairs.
The highways maintenance programme for 2025 to 2026 is centred on:
Resurfacing – Including key routes such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane this July and August and more in the coming weeks. Much of the resurfacing takes place at night to minimise traffic disruption including Wellington Road and Lichfield Street, Bilston, which have been resurfaced recently.
Surface dressing and other improvements – Quick to do with little disruption. It prevents potholes forming and prolongs the life of roads. First stage repairs have been taking place on roads across the city before crews will return to give them new surfaces from August.
Reactive repairs – Permanent pothole repairs and emergency pothole repairs, when the size and location of the pothole is a risk to safety.
Footpath resurfacing – New footpath surfacing at many sites across the city.
Councillor Qaiser Azeem, City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “By working smarter and focusing on preventative maintenance, we will not only improve road quality but also lower carbon emissions and deliver better value for money.
“Fixing roads and tackling potholes is a priority for us and there is a wide programme of work taking place that we will be keeping people up to date with.”
Maintenance of the highways network falls under the council’s £9.7m capital highways programme, which also funds improvements and maintenance to street lighting, bridges and other highways structures, highways management, car park upgrades and more.
It was announced in May that the council has also secured an additional £2m from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement CRSTS, meaning even more potholes can be filled and preventative maintenance works undertaken.
Work is already well underway on the road resurfacing programme for 2025/26 which includes: Cannock Road, Neachells Lane, Merridale Road, Wellington Road, Millfields Road, Lichfield Street in Bilston, Wood End Road, Hall Lane, Wrottesley Road, Ruskin Avenue, Prestwood Road, Rookery Street and Cumberland Road with more to follow.
First stage repairs have also been taking place in roads across the city ahead of a programme of surface dressing from August. They include: Fairview Road, further sections of Penn Road, Birches Barn Road, Bhylls Lane, Pear Tree Lane, Bilston Road, Elston Hall Lane, further sections of Millfields Road, more of Wellington Road, Moseley Road, Dudley Road, Birmingham Road, Darlaston Lane, Warstones Road, Henwood Road and Salop Street.
You can search your road via Causeway one.network to see updates on planned work, road closures and traffic diversions.
Report a pothole by downloading our Love Clean Streets app at Report a pothole or via the website.