The roads being resurfaced to fix city's potholes

Full road resurfacing is set to happen across Wolverhampton to improve the city's potholes.

City of Wolverhampton Council said alongside the ongoing 24/7 repair programme, it was introducing full road resurfacing schemes that provide longer-lasting improvements.

This will be rolled out in the coming months to include resurfacing on Ring Road St George's, Chapel Ash island, Wobaston Road/Droveway island and the Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island.

The authority said work will take place on major roads during the night.

"With more than 480 miles of highway across the city, the council can't resurface everything at once but, by targeting areas where works will have the greatest impact, we can steadily improve our network," Qaiser Azeem, cabinet member for City Transport, said.

Other planned full resurfacing schemes in June and July, weather permitting, include Mander Street, Price Street, Moore Street, Great Hampton Street, Landsdowne Road, Penn Street, Springvale Avenue and Connaught Road.

In January, the city council said more than 7,500 potholes will be fixed this year in Wolverhampton.

"We know how important road quality is to residents and we understand the frustration caused by potholes, especially after the severe weather we've experienced.

"That's why, in addition to repairs, further full resurfacing will take place across the city," Azeem added.

These improvements form part of the council's £10m highway capital investment, which also funds upgrades to streetlighting, car parks, footways and other key highways infrastructure across the city.

The council said that repairs currently being carried out ahead of some surface treatments may look unusual, but crews will return to complete the final surface as part of the planned programme later in the summer.

It added that residents can still report potholes or other road maintenance issues via the council website.

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