Councillor Qaiser Azeem, Cabinet Member for City Transport at City of Wolverhampton Council next to Ring Road St George’s
A fresh wave of full road resurfacing is set to begin across Wolverhampton as the council continues its investment in improving the city’s highways.
City of Wolverhampton Council recognises potholes have been a source of frustration for many after prolonged wet and freezing weather this winter, which has accelerated damage on roads across the country.
Alongside the ongoing 24/7 repairs programme, we are prioritising full road resurfacing schemes and other treatments that provide longer lasting improvements and better journeys for everyone.
This will see significant improvements in the coming months including resurfacing on Ring Road St George’s, Chapel Ash island, Wobaston Road/Droveway island and the Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island, with work at night on major roads.
Other planned full resurfacing schemes in June and July, weather permitting, include Mander Street, Price Street, Moore Street, Great Hampton Street, Landsdowne Road, Penn Street, Springvale Avenue and Connaught Road.
Many more roads will also benefit from other surfacing improvements this spring/summer.
Councillor Qaiser Azeem, cabinet member for City Transport at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: “We delivered a huge amount of road resurfacing, improving journeys for thousands of people on key routes such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane last year and there is plenty more full resurfacing taking place this year.
“We know how important road quality is to residents and we understand the frustration caused by potholes, especially after the severe weather we’ve experienced. That’s why, in addition to repairs, further full resurfacing will take place across the city.
“With more than 480 miles of highway across the city, the council can’t resurface everything at once but, by targeting areas where works will have the greatest impact, we can steadily improve our network.”
Initial repairs being carried out ahead of some surface treatments may look unusual, but crews will return to complete the final surface as part of the planned programme later in the summer.
These improvements form part of the council’s £10 million highway capital investment, which also funds upgrades to streetlighting, car parks, footways and other key highways infrastructure across the city.