Extra £2 million funding for carriageway and pothole repairs in Wolverhampton

The extra cash which has come from  the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) via the West Midlands Combined Authority will see more traffic islands and routes being resurfaced.

 These projects include resurfacing in Cumberland Road, Rookery Street, Malins Road, Windermere Road, Merridale Lane, Knowles Road, Westbury Street, Edgehill Avenue, Thetford Gardens, Delhurst Avenue, and Cyprus Street.

Other resurfacing projects include Millfield Road island, Black Country Route-Coseley Road island, Coseley Road link road to Ambergate island, Coseley Road-Ambergate Road island, Ambergate Road-Highfields Road roundabout, Highfields Road-Ladymoor Road roundabout and the Long Knowle-Amos Lane roundabout.

 Carriageway improvement works will also be carried out in Blackhalve Lane, Springhill Lane, Birchfield Avenue and Nethy Drive, Cockshutt Lane, Downing Close, East Croft Road-Enville Road, Codsall Road and Kirby Close and a number of footpaths will also be resurfaced.

 Some of the work on the latest projects will start later this month continuing into the autumn, weather permitting.

Wolverhampton's transport chief Councillor Qaiser Azeem said: “When we announced this additional funding earlier this year, we promised to quickly use it improving more of the city’s roads and that is exactly what we are doing. We have already seen lots of resurfacing work taking place across the summer and now even more roads are in line for work.”

 It followed recent resurfacing work across the area including along key routes, such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane under the council’s £9.7m capital programme for 2025-2026. The council has also committed to repairing more than 7,500 potholes this year.

 West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker added: “It’s good to see the council getting to work to use the extra funding we secured together. Potholes damage cars, put cyclists at risk and make every journey more frustrating.

 “This funding means the council can get on and fix the roads – a simple way to make a life a little easier for residents so that trips to work, school and the shops are smoother for everyone.”

The roadworks programme is part of a £10 million carriageway improvement project to tackle ruts and other defects on city roads.

In Wednesfield, Amos Lane will be closed in both directions from 9.30am-3pm between August 20 to September 2, and 9.30am to 2.30pm between September 3 and 4.

In Eastfields, Sutherland Avenue will be closed in both directions from 7pm to 5am weekdays until August 21. Traffic will be diverted eastbound via Bilston Road, Culwick Street and Hickman Avenue and westbound via Bilston Road, Ring Road, Middle Cross, Horseley Fields, Willenhall Road and Hickman Avenue.

Residents and motorists can report potholes on roads and pavements to the council via website wolverhampton.gov.uk/parking-and-roads/roads/report-pothole