More than 7,500 potholes to be repaired this year

More than 7,500 potholes will be fixed this year in Wolverhampton, the city council has claimed.

City of Wolverhampton Council is responsible for maintaining 480 miles of roads and nearly 800 miles of footpaths.

The local authority said it was also carrying out resurfacing works on some of its busiest roads to keep them in good condition for longer, meaning fewer pothole repairs would be needed in the future.

Qaiser Azeem, the council's cabinet member for transport, said: "Fixing roads and tackling potholes is a priority for us and there is a wide programme of work taking place that we will be keeping people up to date with."

The council said it had also been using data to identify where preventative work would have the biggest impact, which it said had reduced the number of roads in need of urgent maintenance.

Azeem said: "By working smarter and focusing on preventative maintenance, we will not only improve road quality but also lower carbon emissions and deliver better value for money."

Over the past five years, approximately 32,000 potholes have been filled across the city.

The council's highways maintenance programme for 2025-26 includes resurfacing, with key routes such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane being resurfaced in July and August.

Much of the resurfacing will take place at night to minimise traffic disruption, as was the case with Wellington Road and Lichfield Street in Bilston, which were resurfaced recently.

Maintenance of the highways network falls under the council's £9.7m capital highways programme, which also funds improvements and maintenance to street lighting, bridges and other highways structures, highways management, car park upgrades and more.

It was announced in May that the council has also secured an additional £2m from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, meaning more potholes can be filled and preventative maintenance works undertaken.

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