Major roadworks to start on Midland A-road with drivers facing 22-day disruption
The A460 Cannock Road in Wolverhampton is being resurfaced.
Work will start on Thursday, July 24, and take place between 7pm and 5am to minimise disruption.
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The first section of Cannock Road to be resurfaced will be the stretch from Stafford Street junction to Nine Elms.
Fresh road markings will be put down.
The local authority hopes this section will be completed by Friday, August 8, weather permitting.
Then the final stage will take place on the Park Lane junction of Cannock Road, which will be resurfaced and relined from Monday, August 11, to Friday, August 15.
Wolverhampton council said the work follows improvements made to roads across the city in recent weeks
The council said it has committed to repairing more than 7,500 potholes this year.
Councillor Qaiser Azeem, cabinet member for transport, said: "We know Cannock Road needs resurfacing and that work will be taking place soon giving this main route into the city a much-needed facelift.
"Fixing roads and tackling potholes is a priority for the council and we have a programme of work being put into action.
"Like councils up and down the country, we can't do everything all at once.
"The Local Government Association estimated the backlog of road repairs stands at about £17 billion and could take more than a decade to fix.
"In Wolverhampton we are following a data led, informed strategy to identify where improvements can have the greatest impact, reducing the need for urgent repairs on our roads in the long run."
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