Roads to close in £9.7m pothole repair project

Councillor Qaiser Azeem says the council takes the repair of potholes "very seriously"

A series of busy roads through Wolverhampton will be temporarily closed as work to fix potholes and defects gets under way.

Penn Road, between Hollybush Lane and Pinfold Lane, will be shut to inbound traffic on Sunday from 8:00 BST to 12:00 and on Thursday between 9:30 and 14:00.

Traffic will be diverted on both days via Warstones Road and Coalway Road.

It comes as part of a £9.7m programme, set up by City of Wolverhampton Council, to improve and repair highways across the city.

Resurfacing work will also take place in Peacock Avenue and Hilston Road.

Full road resurfacing work will take place in Peacock Avenue from Monday to Wednesday with a full road closure between 09:30 and 15:00. The traffic diversion is via Lichfield Road, Linthouse Lane and Griffiths Drive.

Peacock Avenue will be shut from Monday until Wednesday

Road resurfacing will also take place in Hilston Road, from 19 September to 20 September, with the road closed from Warstones Road to the junction with Fairview Road between 09:30 and 15:00.

The traffic diversion is via Warstones Road, Springhill Lane and Springhill Avenue.

Councillor Qaiser Azeem, council cabinet member for transport and green city, said: “The council takes the repair of potholes extremely seriously as we are aware of the issues they can cause, not only in Wolverhampton but across the country.

“Through a vigilant inspection regime, we identify roads which can benefit from surface dressing work.

"This helps prolong the lifecycle of our highways network, making the most of available funding to improve the condition and safety of our roads for everyone."