£200k highways scheme in Cannock ends as county council ramps up repair projects
A highways improvement scheme in Cannock costing almost £200,000 has been successfully completed as county councillors ramp up spending on road repairs.
Poplar Lane in Cannock has now been resurfaced to the tune of £198,550 in a bid to extend the life of the carriageway and reduce the need for future repairs. The work was carried out at the section between Hatton Road and Squirrels Rest junctions.
Staffordshire County Council said it took highways crews two weeks to complete the civil engineering and carriageway work which included removal of the existing road surface, resurfacing and the installation of new road markings.
It said the improvements will also improve the driving surface. The completed works form part of the county council’s ongoing investment in maintaining and improving Staffordshire’s highways network, supporting safer journeys and better road conditions across the county.
Staffordshire County Council's cabinet support member for highways south Councillor Daniel Cecil said: “It’s good to see these works on Poplar Lane now completed. This investment will make a real difference to the condition of the road and provide a smoother, safer journey for residents and everyone who uses this route.
“These works form part of our 2026-2027 highways maintenance programme which will see three roads in Cannock resurfaced, and many more undergoing a preventative surface dressing treatment.
“I’d like to thank local people for their patience while the improvements were carried out.”
This month the authority approved its £138 million Highways and Transport capital programme for 2026-2027 which will see roads around the county resurfaced or preventatively treated. It will include schemes to fix roads before they deteriorate further, including targeted work on known maintenance hotspots, plus maintaining, strengthening and renewing bridges, improving drainage to help roads cope better with weather and renewed investment in road markings, signage and safety barriers.
In autumn 2025 the county council launched its Roadmap to a Better Network initiative to fix more roads, protect vital bridges and cut the repair backlog after figures revealed it would take 181 years to repair every road in Staffordshire, and 515 years to bring all bridges and structures up to standard unless more funds were forthcoming from the Government.
There have been complaints from residents and businesses about the crumbling state of the county's roads including from Kaye Le Page, of Springslade Lodge tearoom in Camp Road near Broadhurst Green near Cannock, whose business was hampered by a partial road closure in September.
Other upcoming projects in the next 12 months include repairs to Lower Heamies Lane, Eccleshall; Orchard Lane, Shareshill; Walsall Road, Norton Canes; Lodge Lane island, Saredon; Pye Green Road crossroads and Wimblebury Road, both Hednesford; and The Parkway, Perton.
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