A list of 30 roads in Bury to be resurfaced over the next 12 months has been published. There have been increased complaints about road conditions and potholes in recent months - and prolonged wet weather over the winter has made the situation on many highways worse.
Bury council has now provided given details on the next stage of its £30m highway investment programme, with scores of roads to be resurfaced or receive preventative treatments. The list includes some major roads including Bury New Road, the primary arterial route through Prestwich and Whitefield and Bury and Bolton Road in Radcliffe.
The council will spend £3.2m over the 12-month period to make improvements to more than 140,000 sqm of road surface across the Bury borough. Some roads will be fully resurfaced which involves mechanical removal of the existing road surface and laying of a new surface.
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Others will benefit from preventative maintenance where roads are overlaid with either surface dressing or micro asphalt which seals the surface prolonging the life of the road. Coun Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, climate change and operations, said: “The annual amount (£5.5m for 2024/25) allocated to Bury by the Department for Transport is totally inadequate and less than half of what is needed to maintain good standards across the 660km network of Bury’s roads and other highway assets.
“This has been the case for many years, hence why Bury Council is investing £30 million of extra funding for priority work on local roads.” The 75 roads to benefit from preventative maintenance during the next year will be determined over the next few weeks after surveys are completed following the winter.
The 30 roads included in the 2024/25 resurfacing programme are:
Ashbourne Grove, Whitefield
Bentley Lane, Ramsbottom
Bridge Road, Bury
Bury and Bolton Road, Radcliffe
Bury New Road, Whitefield/Prestwich
Conway Avenue, Whitefield
Conway Close, Whitefield
Cromwell Road, Whitefield
Crow Lane, Ramsbottom
David Street, Bury
Derby Street/Earl Street, Ramsbottom
Elm Road, Whitefield
Elson Street, Bury
Harrogate Avenue, Prestwich
Hazel Avenue, Bury
Holcombe Road, Ramsbottom
Holly Street, Ramsbottom
Mersey Drive, Whitefield
Moreton Avenue, Whitefield
Newlands Avenue, Whitefield
Palatine Street, Ramsbottom
Park View Road, Prestwich
Peel Hall Road, Ramsbottom
Pinfold Lane, Whitefield
Rectory Lane, Prestwich
Top O’th’ Fields, Whitefield
Walmsley Street, Bury West
Waterside Road, Ramsbottom
White Street, Bury
Whittaker Lane, Prestwich
Coun Quinn added: “In the last 12 months around 100,000 m2 of surface dressing and micro asphalt has been applied to 75 plus streets across the borough and 85,000 m2 of road surface has been fully replaced.
“In the coming months, thousands more residents will see the roads outside their houses change for the better, thanks to the council’s own investment of £30m over nine years.
"We know roads are important to everyone and we want to do everything we can to make journeys smoother for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Improvements can’t take place without some disruption though, and we thank residents for their patience while work is carried out.”
The highway resurfacing programme may occasionally be subject to change, but residents affected by any of the schemes can expect to receive a leaflet before work is due to start on site.
