Major road repair programme steps up a gear

Hundreds of roads have already targeted as part of the programme, with 237 being patched up and 24 being fully resurfaced

A mammoth road repair programme will see over 100 roads targeted over the next few months by Rochdale Council.

The roads, which include major highways and side streets across the borough, will be targeted as part of the council’s commitment to spend an additional £12m improving roads and footpaths between April 2018 and April 2021 on top of the annual £1.2m repair budget.

Hundreds of roads have already targeted as part of the programme, with 237 being patched up and 24 being fully resurfaced. A further 49 roads have received micro asphalt treatments. Over 900 roads will have been repaired by the end of the programme.

Andrew Storey, head of highways at Rochdale Borough Council, said: “We’re undertaking a very intensive programme of work over summer, as the treatments being carried out can only be done during periods of good weather.

“There will inevitably be disruption during this period, so we would advise people to leave more time for their journeys. Our contractors will also be letter dropping on roads where repairs will be taking place and signs and cones will be put out. Operatives will be on site at all times and fully signed diversions will be put in place.”

The latest work is also being funded by the council’s annual road repair programme, which sees the borough plough £1.2m into the highways network every year, in addition to the £12m top up until April 2021.

The summer work programme is expected to start on Monday 29 July and will continue until mid September.

A full list of all the roads being targeting during the summer programme, along with the expected dates of the work (which can change), and other useful information, can be found at:

• www.rochdale.gov.uk/roadrepairs