Road crews prepare for major pothole repair rollout in Wolverhampton as council promises longer-lasting improvements
Motorists will be soon be breathing a sigh of relief as road crews get into gear for a major pothole repair programme in Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton Council said it was due to embark on a fresh wave of full road resurfacing on roads across the city. The council has been fielding a raft of complaints from drivers and pedestrians over the poor state of the streets, exacerbated by the winter weather and a repair backlog.
The council said it was prioritising full road resurfacing schemes and other treatments that provide longer‑lasting improvements and better journeys.
The next roadworks in the coming months will see significant improvements including along Ring Road St George’s, the Chapel Ash island, Wobaston Road at the Droveway island and Stafford Road at the Three Tuns Lane island at Fordhouses, with work due to be carried out at night on major roads.
Other schemes will be carried out in June and July, weather permitting, including in Mander Street, Price Street, Moore Street, Great Hampton Street, Landsdowne Road, Penn Street, Springvale Avenue and Connaught Road.
Wolverhampton's highways boss Councillor Qaiser Azeem said: “We delivered a huge amount of road resurfacing, improving journeys for thousands of people on key routes such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane last year, and there is plenty more full resurfacing taking place this year.
“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. 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.”
The council added that initial repairs being carried out ahead of some surface treatments may appear unusual, but insisted crews will return to complete the final surface dressing as part of the planned programme later in the summer.
These improvements form part of the council’s £10 million highway capital investment, which also funds upgrades to street lighting, car parks, footways and other key highways infrastructure across the city.
Potholes are causing misery for motorists across the West Midlands and leading to expensive repair bills, attracting complaints from Express & Star readers who submitted their own photographs of the worst potholes on the roads they use.
In Wolverhampton complaints have come from drivers in Bushbury, Compton and Stowlawn, with other complaints coming from Dudley, Shropshire and in Staffordshire, where Barnhurst Lane in Bilbrook was described as having more craters than the moon.
This month Staffordshire County Council, which covers a much wider geographical area, approved its £138 million Highways and Transport capital programme for 2026-2027 which will see roads around the county resurfaced.
