List of 75 roads in the Rochdale borough to be fixed in coming weeks

Dozens of roads across Rochdale will be relaid and repaired in the coming weeks. Council bosses say 75 stretches will be sorted as part of its ‘micro-asphalt’ programme.

More than 12 miles of roads across the Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale and Pennines areas will be looked at, including a section of Bowness Road in Middleton; Shawclough Way in Healey; Nowell Road in Heywood; Rakewood Road in Littleborough; and Mere Street in Rochdale.

The work forms part of wider £4m investment into the borough’s highways network , which also includes a number of other projects, such as the resurfacing of a large section of Bury Road; major improvements to Michael Faraday Avenue; and improvements to the drainage in Overtown Lane in Norden.

Major projects such as the refurbishment of Queen’s Park Bridge in Heywood and the creation of a new pedestrian crossing on St Mary’s Gate, Rochdale, are funded separately. The investment is in addition to smaller scale repairs, covering potholes. 

Councillor Shah Wazir, cabinet member for highways at Rochdale Council, said: “Each year we invest millions of pounds into our highways network to keep the roads in good condition and build on the additional investment we’ve ploughed in over recent years.

“The summer micro-asphalt programme is an intensive project which sees us target a large number of roads during the optimum time when the weather is good, so that by autumn, our road network will be in better condition as part of our continual improvement drive. We would like to advise motorists that the new road surface takes a few days to bed in, so it won’t look or feel perfect straight away.”

Micro-asphalt is a surface treatment to boost the condition of the road and extend its life. It provides a smoother, safer surface with improved skid resistance.

The micro-asphalt works are scheduled to start on 5 August and are scheduled to be completed in early October. All homes in the areas set to be targeted will receive a letter in advance of the works starting.

Here is a list of roads set to benefit from the micro-asphalt scheme, broken down by township:

Heywood:

• Queens Park Road from Shadwell Street to the park
• Magdala Street
• Wolsey Street
• Goldbrook Close
• Goldcraft Close
• Willow Street
• Hall Street
• Cherwell Avenue from Higher Lomax Lane to Derby Street
• Margaret Street
• Clemshaw Close

Middleton:

• Tintern Road from Shrewsbury Close to End (Whalley Road)
• Broughton Close from Milbeck Road to End
• Lever Walk
• Kingsway from Mainway East roundabout to Hardfield Road roundabout
• Kenyon Lane from Queen Street to Monmouth Street
• Nowell Road
• Clough Road from Fielding Street to Boarshaw Road
• Towncroft Avenue from Springfield Road to Cul-de Sac end
• Gloucester Road from Kingsway to Alcester Close
• Mossway from Manchester New Road to No. 62
• Wythburn Road
• Bowness Road from Windermere Road to No. 111

Pennines:

• Whalley Avenue from Furness Avenue to Calderbrook Road
• Clough Road from Calderbrook Road to End
• Albert Royds Street Junction from Roch Street to Riverside Drive
• Kiln Lane from Hurstead Road to Pennine Drive, one side – footway reconstruction
• Dye House Lane from No. 9 to End
• Rakewood Road from Wine Press to Syke Road
• Wood Bank Road
• Milbury Drive
• Pearson Close
• Bealcroft Close
• Whitfield Crescent
• Raines Crest
• Steps Meadow
• Bellshill Crescent from Blackstone Avenue to Albert Royds Street
• Heath Road
• Brookfield Drive
• Kings Grove
• Queens Avenue

Rochdale North:

• Bury Road from Moorgate Avenue to War Office Road
• Ramsay Terrace from Ramsay Street to Ramsay Place
• Greenbank Road from Rossall Road to Syke Road
• Medley Street
• Corbett Street
• George Street
• Aboukir Street
• Shawclough Way from Overdell Drive to Shawclough Road
• Holstein Avenue
• School Lane
• Church Stile
• Sparrow Hill
• Clarkes Lane
• Phoenix Street
• Churchill Street from Rooley Moor Road to Woodstock Street
• Baildon Road
• Burwell Close
• Higher Wheat Lane
• Lower Wheat End
• Newbold Moss
• Thornbush Way
• Tollgate Way
• Waterside Lane
• Upper Hayes Close
• Keepers Drive
• Brooks End
• Westfield Close

Rochdale South:

• Woodhouse Lane from Edenfield Road to Hinson Avenue
• Norman Road from South of Albion Street to Signals at Dane Street
• Daventry Road from Hogarth Road to Ruskin Road, one side – footway reconstruction
• Albion Road from Corporation Road to Sparth Bottoms Road
• Chatburn Avenue
• Lower Tweedale Street
• Fieldway
• Everest Street
• Perth Road
• Oulder Hill Drive from No. 32 to No. 52
• Chepstow Close
• Disley Street
• Greenwich Close
• Rouse Street
• Kendal Avenue
• Gipsy Lane from Manchester Road to Royle Barn Road
• Bruce Street

George Lythgoe, Local Democracy Reporter