It follows City of Wolverhampton Council’s announcement that it is set to invest £10 million in resurfacing the city’s roads and other highways improvements over the next 12 months.
Additional round the clock and weekend repairs and inspections will continue until Spring after severe winter weather has battered roads around the country, with fluctuating temperatures causing greater wear and tear on surfaces.
Alongside repairing hundreds of potholes every week, the council is also heavily focused on long-term preventative improvements such as resurfacing and surface dressing - with dozens more roads to benefit in 2026/27 through the proposed Highway Capital Programme.
This work helps prolong the life of roads, reducing the need for as many urgent fixes.
Over the last five years the council has carried out resurfacing or surface treatments on 560 km² of carriageway, with fewer main roads now in need of urgent repair.
Many roads were given a new lease of life through resurfacing and other improvements in last year’s £9.7m Highway Capital Programme including Cannock Road, Neachells Lane, Wellington Road, Lichfield Street in Bilston and others.
This year more roads including Chapel Ash Island, Ring Road St George’s, Stafford Road Three Tuns Lane Roundabout, Wobaston Road/Droveway, Mander Street, Price Street and others will be resurfaced.
Many more will benefit from surface dressing and other treatments in 2026/27 – which are quick to do and prevent potholes forming.
The full list of roads in line for improvements in 2026/27 to date can be seen below and the public will be kept informed on a schedule of works once confirmed - with resurfacing carried out overnight where possible. Many footpaths will also be resurfaced.
With approximately 480 miles of roads and 800 miles of footpaths to maintain, the council cannot resurface everything at once. The Asphalt Industry Alliance estimated in its 2025 report that a one-time catch up would cost approximately £129.2million per authority in England, excluding London.
As such, City of Wolverhampton Council prioritises resurfacing and treatments where they can have the greatest impact, using detailed data from road condition scans and inspections to inform decisions.
Councillor Qaiser Azeem, Cabinet Member for City Transport, said: “Winter always presents a challenge for road maintenance with a high volume of enquiries coming in, but our teams are meeting the challenge head on, working day and night to keep the network safe.
“While we know reactive repairs will always have to be done, we are investing heavily in measures to prevent potholes forming, as we have seen with the resurfacing and other surface treatments that have already been carried out.
“This type of work will help to further improve the condition of our roads and ensure a safe and efficient highways network for all.”
More than two‑thirds of roadworks in Wolverhampton are carried out by utility companies. The council closely coordinates and monitors this activity, issuing fines when companies fail to follow agreed rules which are also reinvested into repairing roads and tackling potholes.
Residents can report a pothole, provide feedback on road maintenance and view the city’s live roadworks map using the links below.
The 2026/27 Highway Capital Programme also includes improvements to footpaths, street lighting, car park upgrades and more. It is due to go before Cabinet for approval on February 18.
Roads in line for resurfacing and other surface treatments to date in 2026/27 are:
Ring Road St George’s (Westbound) roundabout Bilston Rd to Snow Hill
Stafford Rd Three Tuns Lane roundabout
Wobaston Rd/Droveway
Chapel Ash Island
Mander St
Price St
Connaught Rd
Penn St
Moore St and Cross St
Springvale Ave
Landsdowne Rd
Great Hampton St
Penn Rd (Pennhouse to Coalway Rd)
Stowheath Lane (Wellington Rd to start of dual carriageway)
Stafford St (northbound Ring Rd to roundabout Stafford Rd) (southbound roundabout Stafford Rd to Cannock Rd)
Cannock Rd (roundabout Old Fallings Lane to Bridge St)
Victoria Rd, Thorneycroft Lane & Prestwood Rd West
Braden Rd
St Philips Ave
Vicarage Rd
Old Heath Rd
Dalton St
Sambrook Rd
Mount Rd (Penn)
A4126 Ettingshall Rd (Parkfield Rd to Dixon St)
A4126 Ettingshall Rd (Hurst Rd to Meadow Lane)
Stafford Rd (southbound) roundabout M54 to roundabout Wobaston Rd
Stafford Rd (southbound) Wobaston Rd to roundabout Three Tuns lane
Tettenhall Rd - Chapel Ash to Henwood Rd
Wolverhampton Rd East – boundary to Dudley Rd
Steelhouse Lane
Westminster Ave and Sandringham Rd (Birchwood Rd to roundabout)
Kemsey Drive
Twyford Rd
The Crescent
Longdon Ave
A4126 Spring Rd (B’ham New Rd to Manor Rd)
A4126 Manor Rd (Spring Rd to Parkfield Rd)
Nelson Ave
Reynolds Walk
Soberton Close
Springfield Rd
Neville Ave and Longdon Ave
Butts Rd
Wolverhampton Rd (westbound) start of dual carriageway to Woden Rd
Meon Way
Black Country New Rd (southbound) Black Country Route to boundary
Pond Lane (Caledonia Rd to Silver Birch Rd)
Vaughn Rd
Stonedown Close and Dunsfold Close
St Michaels Court
Constantine Way
Chilworth Ave
Chequerfield Drive
Bryan Ave
Chester Ave
Mill Green
Patrick Gregory Rd
Dunstall Lane
George St
Jeddo St
