Thousands of road users in Wolverhampton are benefitting from safer and smoother journeys after another busy spring and summer of highways improvements.

City of Wolverhampton Council has continued investment in pothole prevention, with resurfacing on major routes in recent months.

Key locations resurfaced and relined include Chapel Ash island, Ring Road St George’s and Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island plus many others. Much of this work has also taken place at night to minimise disruption.

It forms part of the council’s £10 million highways capital programme for 2026/27, which was approved by cabinet earlier this year and is focused on preventative maintenance.

This builds on £35 million invested in the city’s highways over the last five years, with more than 560 square kilometres of carriageway resurfaced or treated.

Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, Cabinet Member for City Transport at City of Wolverhampton Council, said:

“We continue to invest in our roads so residents can benefit from safer, smoother and more reliable journeys.

“With more than 480 miles of road to maintain, we cannot resurface every road at once, so we use data led decisions to ensure investment is targeted where it can have the greatest impact.

“While potholes remain a challenge for councils across the country, we’re committed to carrying out repairs as quickly as possible while investing in preventative maintenance that keeps roads in good condition for longer.”

More than 31,000 streetlights have also been converted to energy efficient LED technology over the past five years, reducing energy consumption and saving money, and council car parks have been upgraded with new technology.

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