More roads earmarked for resurfacing work

In March, the council approved spending £9.7m in 2025-26 tackling potholes and other issues

More roads in Wolverhampton have been earmarked for resurfacing work, the council said.

The authority was given an extra £2m for highways maintenance though the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) earlier this year.

It has now identified where the work will take place, with some projects starting at the end of the month.

Roads, roundabouts and potholes will be looked at with the council already committed to repairing more than 7,500 potholes this year.

Work will be carried out on Millfield Road (Black Country Route island), Black Country Route/Coseley Road island, Coseley Road link road to Ambergate island, Coseley Road/Ambergate Road island, Ambergate Road/Highfields Road roundabout, Highfields Road/Ladymoor Road roundabout and the Long Knowle/Amos Lane roundabout.

Surface improvement work will take place in Blackhalve Lane, Springhill Lane, Birchfield Avenue and Nethy Drive, Cockshutt Lane, Downing Close, East Croft Road/Enville Road, Codsall Road and Kirby Close, while a number of footpaths will also be resurfaced, the council said.

Since the end of June, local authorities must publish how much is spent on roads, the condition of them, and how many potholes are fixed.

Councillor Qaiser Azeem, cabinet member for city transport, said: "When we announced this additional funding earlier this year, we promised to quickly use it improving more of the city's roads and that is exactly what we are doing.

"We have already seen lots of resurfacing work taking place across the summer and now even more roads are in line for work."

The £2m was secured through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement via the WMCA.