Resurfacing work set for major route

Resurfacing work is set to be carried out on Cannock Road in Wolverhampton as a crackdown on improving roads and removing potholes continues, the council says.

From 24 July, work will take place at night from 19:00 until 05:00 BST to minimise traffic disruption.

The first section, from the Stafford Street junction to Nine Elms, is expected to be finished by 8 August, weather permitting, the council said.

The Park Lane junction of the road will be resurfaced and have new lines painted from 11 to 15 August.

The scheme follows improvements made to roads across the city in recent weeks, the council said, adding that it had made a commitment to repair more than 7,500 potholes this year.

"We know Cannock Road needs resurfacing and that work will be taking place soon giving this main route into the city a much-needed facelift," councillor Qaiser Azeem, cabinet member for transport, said.

"Fixing roads and tackling potholes is a priority for the council and we have a programme of work being put into action."

He added: "The Local Government Association estimated the backlog of road repairs stands at about £17bn [nationally] and could take more than a decade to fix.

"In Wolverhampton we are following a data-led, informed strategy to identify where improvements can have the greatest impact, reducing the need for urgent repairs on our roads in the long run."

The council said it was responsible for maintaining 480 miles of roads and nearly 800 miles of footpaths.

Highways maintenance is funded through the council's £9.7m capital programme for 2025/26 and received an extra £2m in funding from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) to help fix more potholes, the authority said.

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