An Extra £4 million for Nottinghamshire Roads
Nine new road maintenance schemes have been announced today (Feb 22) which will see an extra £4m spent on improving some of the county’s busiest roads.
The announcement, made at the County Council’s Full Council meeting, will see the nine roads receive resurfacing or structural patching treatments to repair damaged surfaces.
The final decision on these proposals will be taken in mid-March when the 2024/25 Highways Capital Programme report is approved. It is envisaged that works will begin in early summer of 2024. The £4m is on top of the £29m of investment already planned for 24/25 to improve the county’s roads.
The schemes proposed are:
• B6018 Sutton Road, Kirkby in Ashfield
• B6020 Diamond Avenue, Kirkby in Ashfield
• A620 Welham Road, Retford
• A6002 Bilborough Road, Bilborough
• A6211 Thackerays Lane Roundabout incl. Arno Vale Road, Woodthorpe
• B6020 Kirkby Road, Ravenshead
• A60 Nottingham Road, Mansfield
• A616 Great North Road, Newark
• A617 Kirklington to Hockerton, Kirklington Hill
Full plans including the sections under repair will be published ahead of the works.
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, cabinet member for transport and environment, said the good news on the extra investment was further evidence there was a Highways maintenance plan going forward and one that he was committed to.
Cllr Clarke said: “While we’ve had to focus on the essential severe weather damage and emergency repairs of late, this funding serves as a reminder that we are still committed to our strategy of making ‘right repair, first time’ permanent repairs wherever we can.
“We are listening, and the decision to focus on these nine areas is based on feedback and reports we’ve received from residents as well as data and inspection reports from our highways partner Via East Midlands.
“We will still be undertaking permanent repairs wherever we can, which residents can see at nottshighways.co.uk and will continue with large-scale patch repairs, putting a particular focus on well-used roads over the coming months.”
Council Leader Cllr Ben Bradley MP added: “We know how important the roads are to residents and they’re a priority for this council as well.
“This multi-million pound investment will deal with repairs to some of the county’s busiest roads and shows our commitment to doing everything possible to get more resources and funding to tackle this huge ongoing challenge.”
Large-scale patch repairs are part of the council’s four-year Highways Improvement Plan which includes the aims to reduce the need to use reactive short-term maintenance, maintain the road network condition and seek to improve it within financial constraints and to publish a longer-term programme of capital works to keep residents informed of future plans.