Ten Wolverhampton roads set for resurfacing and improvements as part of £10m programme

Ten roads across Wolverhampton are set to benefit from resurfacing and improvement works in the coming weeks as part of a £10 million investment programme.

Wolverhampton Council has confirmed that Stowheath Lane, Dunstall Lane, Castlecroft Road and Nelson Avenue will be fully resurfaced and re-lined, with work taking place overnight where possible.

A further six roads – Wilkinson Avenue, Brierley Lane, Rose Street, Pond Lane, Chequerfield Drive and Chester Avenue - will undergo surface treatment work.

The improvements form part of the council's £10 million Highway Capital Programme for 2026/27, which has already seen dozens of roads upgraded across the city during the spring and summer.

Major routes including Chapel Ash island, Ring Road St George's and the Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island have been among those to benefit from the programme.

The next phase of work is expected to begin with surface treatments on Wilkinson Avenue, Rose Street and Brierley Lane, with each road requiring one day of work between November 2 and November 6.

Similar work on Pond Lane, Chequerfield Drive and Chester Avenue will take place between November 5 and November 10, with re-lining to follow.

Nelson Avenue is scheduled to be resurfaced over two days from Monday, November 9, followed by six nights of work on Stowheath Lane from Wednesday, November 11.

Castlecroft Road will then undergo two days of resurfacing from Monday, November 16, while work on Dunstall Lane is expected to take place over two nights from Thursday, December 3.

All resurfacing sites will also be re-lined once the work is complete.

Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, cabinet member for city transport at Wolverhampton Council, said: "The work already carried out across the city is improving journeys for thousands of people on a daily basis but we know the hard work doesn't stop there.

"We will keep rolling out resurfacing and other treatments proven to help prevent potholes as we know just how important a safe and efficient highways network is to our residents and businesses.

"We can't resurface every road in the city at once but by continually targeting investment where it can have the greatest impact, we can steadily raise the standard of our roads.

"Pothole repairs will, of course, always be required and our dedicated crews are always out on the case fixing them in a timely manner, too."

The council said all work will be weather-dependent, with residents kept informed of any changes through its social media channels and the one.network website, where details of traffic restrictions and diversions will be available.

The latest improvements follow £35 million of investment in Wolverhampton's highways over the past five years, during which the council says more than 560 square kilometres of carriageway have been resurfaced or treated.

More than 7,000 potholes have also been repaired across the city so far this year, alongside improvements to footpaths.

The wider highways programme has included road safety schemes outside schools, aimed at reducing casualties and improving safety for children and families.

Meanwhile, more than 31,000 streetlights have been converted to energy-efficient LED technology over the past five years, with further technology upgrades carried out at council car parks.