The 11 city roads being resurfaced as Midlands council announces £2 million repairs
City of Wolverhampton Council secured the extra cash from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement via West Midlands Combined Authority earlier this year, and will spend it fixing roads and tackling potholes.
The local authority has now earmarked several resurfacing projects across the city, plus other road improvements.
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The 11 roads that will be resurfaced are:
Cumberland Road
Rookery Street
Malins Road
Windermere Road
Merridale Lane
Knowles Road
Westbury Street
Edgehill Avenue
Thetford Gardens
Delhurst Avenue
Cyprus Street
Other resurfacing projects include:
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
Long Knowle/Amos Lane roundabout
The council also plans to carry out surface improvement works in Blackhalve Lane, Springhill Lane, Birchfield Avenue and Nethy Drive, Cockshutt Lane, Downing Close, East Croft Road/Enville Road, Codsall Road and Kirby Close.
A number of footpaths will also be resurfaced as part of the works.
The council said some of the work will start later this month, and continue into the autumn, weather permitting.
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.'
In recent weeks, key routes such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane have been resurfaced under the council's £9.7 million capital programme for 2025 to 2026.
Mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, added: 'It's good to see the council getting to work to use the extra funding we secured together.
'Potholes damage cars, put cyclists at risk and make every journey more frustrating.
'This funding means the council can get on and fix the roads – a simple way to make a life a little easier for residents so that trips to work, school and the shops are smoother for everyone.'
City residents can search roads on one.network to see updates on planned work, road closures and traffic diversions.
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