Pothole repairs are to be accelerated in one Greater Manchester borough after a £500,000 funding boost. Trafford Council say the money, awarded to the One Trafford Partnership by the Department for Transport, will be used specifically to repair pothole defects on the borough’s 800 kilometres of roads.
Key locations set for resurfacing work include Sinderland Road, Irlam Road and Parkway. The schemes identified for pothole repairs will be carried out alongside the ongoing highways improvement programme.
That project consists of more 150 schemes and is nearly half way through. The work, which began in April 2023, has already seen projects completed along the A56 Cross Street, Washway Road and Carrington Spur.
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The council has warned motorists of impending roadworks as the repairs and road improvement work progresses. Coun Stephen Adshead, Trafford Council’s executive member for environmental services, said: “With this additional funding, we are able to protect and maintain our most important asset.
“Our highway inspection teams are continually monitoring the network and have identified key schemes to transform our journeys, keeping all road user safe and communities connected. “We use a number of treatment methods to protect Trafford’s roads, adapting to the needs of the network.
“Pothole treatments are just one of the many methods we use here in Trafford. “Any residents or businesses who may be affected by upcoming roadworks will be contacted directly by the highways team.
“Residents may receive a letter with details of individual schemes on their road or in some cases, a visit from a member of staff. “Any diversions or temporary traffic lights will be signposted ahead of scheduled scheme start date so that everyone can plan their journeys.”
Potholes occur mostly during winter and are caused by ‘frost heave’. This is when freezing water gets in to the road surfaces, causing ice expansion, disrupting the integrity of the surface which then forms a pothole.
To see the full list of this year’s highway improvement schemes, and information on what to do if your road is being resurfaced, visit www.trafford.gov.uk/traffordroads.
