Wolverhampton invests £10m to fix roads and tackle potholes
City of Wolverhampton Council is proposing a £10 million investment in fixing roads and tackling potholes this year – providing safer and smoother journeys for all. The council is ready to roll out a fresh wave of road resurfacing and other improvements across the city under its 2026/27 Highway Capital Programme. It builds on last […]
Wolverhampton issues Black Country Highways Works Framework procurement tender
The City of Wolverhampton Council, on behalf of Black Country Transport, is the Contracting Authority for the Black Country Highways Works Framework, in partnership with the following Partner Organisations: • Birmingham City Council• Dudley MBC• Sandwell MBC• Walsall MBC• City of Wolverhampton Council• Wolverhampton Homes• West Midlands Combined Authority The procurement exercise is for a […]
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 […]
New programme of council road and footway improvements in Wolverhampton to help tackle potholes across city
A raft of new road and footway improvements to help prevent potholes will be put into action by City of Wolverhampton Council. A budget of £9.2 million for the highways capital programme 2025/26 was bolstered by an additional £500,000 council investment to help fix and prevent surface defects at last month’s council cabinet meeting. It […]
Boost of nearly £10m for Wolverhampton city highways improvements
A boost of almost £10 million has been earmarked for city highways improvements – with continued road surfacing projects to tackle potholes. Investment from the highways capital programme for 2025/26 will be bolstered by an extra £500,000 City of Wolverhampton Council commitment, bringing the total to £9.7 million. Potholes are a priority for the council […]
Works to get underway as part of major £9.7m investment to improve city’s road network
Road improvements are set to begin as part of a £9.7million programme to enhance, maintain and repair Wolverhampton’s highways. The works including resurfacing and surface treatments aim to tackle potholes and other defects on roads across the city. The first phase of surface treatment works will begin on Tuesday May 28, including Newhampton Road West and […]
Ghost plate crackdown in Wolverhampton
City of Wolverhampton Council’s taxi licencing and compliance officers are cracking down on illegal number plates being used by their licensed vehicles around the country. The illegal infra red (IR) reflective plates are sometimes known as ‘3D’ or ‘4D’ plates or ‘ghost plates’ due to how they appear on IR cameras. This crackdown comes following […]
The City of Wolverhampton starts tendering for highways structure repairs framework in West Midlands
The City of Wolverhampton Councils has started the search for contractors to repair structures across the city and the West Midlands. In partnership with the West Midlands Collaborative, Wolverhampton’s tender will cover structure repairs on highways for Coventry City Council and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall. The tender states that the […]