Highways improvements will be carried out across Peterborough to help repair road surfaces which have deteriorated due to extreme weather. Cabinet members today approved plans to award a works order of
£1 million to the authority’s highways partner, M Group, to carry out a series of jobs aimed at treating roads across the council’s area

Funds for the project were approved as part of the council’s budget for 2026/27, with £1 million allocated to repair roads that have suffered from the effects of drier winters and warmer summers in recent years

Councillor Angus Ellis, Cabinet Member for Transport, said:

“Extreme weather is having a major effect on the condition of our highway surfaces. The biggest impact is on our rural road network where extremely dry conditions cause large cracks in the road surface. Over time the cracks become wider and deeper and gradually the road surface starts to fall away from the centre of the carriageway. 

“It is vitally important that we act now and by agreeing this positive programme of works, we will help ensure that our highways are in an excellent condition for all road users and prevent key routes having to close in future.”

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