City of Wolverhampton Council has welcomed a £2million boost to help tackle potholes as more road improvement works are rolled out.

The council had already committed to a £9.7m highways capital programme, including a raft of road repairs across the city. Now an extra £2m has been secured from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) via West Midlands Combined Authority, meaning even more potholes can be filled and surface works carried out.

As part of council work that was already planned, crews will be in action around the city this spring and summer – including resurfacing Cannock Road at the end of July. Other roads to be resurfaced in the coming weeks include: Merridale Road, Wellington Road, Millfields Road, Wood End Road, Lichfield Street, Hall Lane, Wrottesely Road, Ruskin Avenue, Whitgreave Avenue, Prestwood Road and Neachells Lane.

The full list of roads in line for repairs to date can be seen below. More roads will be added to the programme and people will be kept updated on progress. With more than 460 miles of road and over 800 miles of footway to maintain, the City of Wolverhampton Council, like all other authorities in the country, must prioritise where to focus.

It does this through examining data from condition surveys and road inspections, determining where resurfacing or other surface treatments can make the most difference. The programme follows a preventative approach aimed at reducing the need for thousands of pothole repairs the council carries out every year.

Councillor Qaiser Azeem, Cabinet Member for Transport and Green City at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: “We know how important keeping our roads in a good condition is to people.

“That is why we are investing in more highways improvements and people will see even more work taking across the city over the coming weeks and months. We welcome this additional funding, and we will make sure it’s put to use tackling more potholes on our city’s roads.

“We take responsibility of maintaining our highways network very seriously and understand how an efficient, safe and smooth flowing highway network for all modes of transport is important for economic productivity and social connection.” As well as road resurfacing and pothole repairs the council’s highways capital programme for 2025/26 also includes resurfacing footpaths, car park and streetlighting upgrades, road safety schemes and more.

This budget includes an additional £500,000 investment from the council as part of its commitment to addressing the issue of potholes. People can report potholes in Wolverhampton here Report a pothole | City Of Wolverhampton Council

From graffiti, fly posting and flytipping to potholes and faulty streetlights, people can also report issues, details and locations quickly and easily via Love Clean Streets App | City Of Wolverhampton Council Photographs can also be submitted.

Planned road resurfacing

Cannock Road from Stafford Steet to Springfield Road

Merridale Road from Chapel Ash to Oaks Crescent Park/Graiseley

Lichfield Street from Bow Street to Mount Pleasant

A41 Wellington Road from Prouds Lane to Mount Pleasant

Neachells Lane, including Planetary Road to Wednesfield Way, Wednesfield Way to Alfred Squire Road and Alfred Squire Road to High Street

Wrottesley Road from Wergs Road to Chilgrove Gardens
Wood End Road - Roundabout to Amos Lane
A4039 Millfields Road
Whitgreave Avenue to the roundabout at Leacroft Avenue
Ruskin Avenue - Entire length
Hall Lane from Hurst Road to Robert Wynd

Prestwood Road from Bushbury Road to Thorneycroft Lane 

Planned surface treatment:

Fairview Road
Blackhalve Lane from Cannock Road to City boundary
A449 Penn Road from southbound roundabout Penn Road to the end of the dual carriageway near Lonsdale Road
Birches Barn Road from Bradmore Road to roundabout Stubbs Road
Rookery Street from roundabout at Well Lane to Rookery Bridge
Springhill Lane from Warstones Road to city boundary (Wynne Crescent)
Bhylls Lane from Langley Road to Castlecroft Road
B4484 - Pear Tree Lane from roundabout Blackhalve Lane to Cannock Road
Birchfield Avenue and Nethy Drive
Cockshutts Lane
Downing Close
Bilston Road from Moseley Road to Keyway
Elston Hall Lane from Short Road to Three Tuns Lane
Millfields Road from Manor Road to Tarmac Road
Wellington Road from no.121 to Stowheath Lane East Park
Moseley Road from Willenhall Road to Waite Road
A41 Bilston Road from eastbound roundabout Ring Road to Commercial Road

A459 Dudley Road from Goldthorn Hill to Bromley Street

A4123 Birmingham Road from Cockshutts Lane to Grove Street

Darlaston Lane from city boundary to Bilston Road

Warstones Road from Coalway Road to the roundabout at Stourbridge Road

Earl Croft Road and Enville Road and back of footway Warstones Drive

Codsall Road from city boundary to roundabout at Pendeford Avenue

Kirby Close to King Street

B4161 - Henwood Road and Tettenhall Road

B4163 - Salop Street - Oford Street - Bank Street

A41 - Wellington Road to Prouds Lane

Cumberland Road - Cumberland Road - Prouds Lane and back of footway Central Avenue