The City of Wolverhampton Council has announced that more than 7,500 potholes will be fixed in the city this year [2025].
The first potholes to undergo repairs were chosen via a data selection method that prioritised areas where preventative work will have the biggest impact.
This, Wolverhampton claimed, will reduce the number of roads in need of urgent maintenance across the 480 miles of roads and nearly 800 miles of footpaths it is responsible for.
The council’s recently published highways maintenance programme for 2025 to 2026 is centred on:
- Resurfacing – Including key routes such as Cannock Road and Neachells Lane this July and August and more in the coming weeks
- Surface dressing and other improvements – A preventative measure that stops potholes forming and prolongs the life of roads. First stage repairs have been taking place on roads across the city before crews will return to give them new surfaces from August
- Reactive repairs – Permanent pothole repairs and emergency pothole repairs, when the size and location of the pothole is a risk to safety
- Footpath resurfacing – New footpath surfacing at many sites across the city
Over the past five years, approximately 32,000 potholes have been filled across the network, ensuring safer and smoother journeys for all road users.
Maintenance of the highways network falls under the council’s £9.7m capital highways programme, which also funds improvements and maintenance to street lighting, bridges and other highways structures, highways management, car park upgrades and more.
It was announced in May 2025 that the council has also secured an additional £2m from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement.
City of Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet member for transport, Qaiser Azeem, said: “By working smarter and focusing on preventative maintenance, we will not only improve road quality but also lower carbon emissions and deliver better value for money.
“Fixing roads and tackling potholes is a priority for us and there is a wide programme of work taking place that we will be keeping people up to date with.”
Achievements and innovations in road maintenance will be recognised and celebrated at the fourth annual CiTTi Awards on 25 November 2025 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector!
