More Wolverhampton roads to be resurfaced with extra £2m funding
Further roads, islands and roundabouts will be resurfaced as the City of Wolverhampton Council ploughs additional funding into fixing roads and tackling potholes. The council secured an extra £2 million from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) via West Midlands Combined Authority for highways maintenance earlier this year. Resurfacing and other road improvement projects […]
Plymouth: £6.6m funding boost for highway maintenance and pothole repairs
Plymouth City Council has approved the release of more than £6.6 million to our highways capital budget to ensure the ongoing maintenance of the city’s road surfaces, footways, structures, signals and street lighting. As well as the citywide programme of preventative treatment and resurfacing recently announced, the funding will be used to begin urgent work to protect […]
Northern Ireland: Almost £21m claimed for potholes and road defects since 2020
Northern Ireland’s drivers have been awarded almost £21m in road claim compensation over the past five years, with Belfast topping the league table. Almost 20,000 public liability claims for potholes and road defects were made between April 2020 and the end of March 2025, costing Stormont £20.6m in payouts, says Northern Ireland World. In 2024/25, […]
Trailblazing partnership brings cutting-edge pothole tech to Lancashire’s roads
A ‘game-changing’ pothole repair machine, never before used in the UK, has been rolled out in Lancashire as part of a pi’oneering new partnership. The new machine recycles existing materials on site to provide a long-lasting, first-time repair. This is much more efficient as it minimises waste and reduces the need for new materials, driving […]
Figures reveal pothole progress in Staffordshire
Highways crews in Staffordshire filled more potholes last year than each of the previous four years. New figures reveal that more than 37,000 potholes were filled in 2024/25, after the county came out of the wettest winter for more than 100 years. The progress has been made by utilising more crews, and new equipment such as […]
Wolverhampton to repair more than 7,500 potholes
More than 7,500 potholes will be fixed this year in Wolverhampton as the council continues its commitment to improve the city’s roads. Resurfacing works are also taking place on some of the busiest roads to keep them in good condition for longer – which will mean fewer pothole repairs are needed in the future. By […]
Could potholes curb Elon Musk’s UK driverless car plans?
Tesla’s bid to have driverless cars on the streets of the UK could be slowed by the UK’s winding roads and potholes. Tesla launched its driverless ‘robotaxis’ in Austin, Texas last week and representatives of Elon Musk’s firm have met with senior civil servants in Whitehall as it pushes for self-driving cars to be fast-tracked in the […]
Council to trial pothole repair blitz as part of £83 million road maintenance programme
The Devon County Council highways team will carry out a repair blitz on potholes in a few trial areas of the country following a decision by councillors this week. While approving an £83 million programme of capital funded highway maintenance schemes, our Cabinet heard from Councillor Dan Thomas, Cabinet Member for Highways, who stated that […]
Roadmaster to Launch Next-Gen Micro Pothole Repair Machine at LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival
Visitors to this year’s LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival will be among the first to see Roadmaster’s groundbreaking new SP200-FB Spray Injection Patcher – a next-generation machine designed to revolutionise how potholes are repaired in tight and hard-to-reach spaces. Designed in response to customer demand, the SP200-FB is a compact, agile solution ideal for cycleways, […]
Reform chair accuses contractors of pothole inefficiencies
The Chair of the political party Reform UK has claimed the reason there are so many potholes across the UK is because “Tier 1 contractors subcontract the jobs on a day rate, with no incentive for speed nor quality”. Writing on X, Zia Yusuf quoted “whistleblowers” who had come forward to assist with the party’s […]