An extra £50 million will be invested in maintaining and improving Staffordshire’s highways over the next three years, alongside a total of £53 million being spent on a range of major projects, vital road improvements and general road maintenance in 24/25.

The extra investment will see:

• 34 road reconstruction schemes planned to be completed between 2024/25 and 2026/27, with a further 9 schemes identified subject to Network North funding including the resurfacing of junctions and roundabouts at key locations in the county
• More than 450 preventative carriageway maintenance schemes, totalling 1.5 million square metres in 2024/25
• £2.75 million of work to repair highway drainage

The county council has also announced that an extra £30 million will be invested in highway maintenance from 2025/26 to 2026/27.

Key schemes planned for the extra £30 million include:

• A518 Weston Road, Beaconside, Stafford
• A520 Cheadle Road/Main Road, Wetley Rocks
• A5187 Station Road, Stafford
• A4091 Coleshill Street, Tamworth
• C0006 Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, South Staffs
• A5121 Derby Road (Phase 2), Burton
• A34 Knutton Lane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
• A0515 Lichfield Road, Kings Bromley, Lichfield
• B4154 Walsall Road, Norton Canes, Cannock
• B5369 Dimsdale Parade West, Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Full details of the investment are available here.

A major highways improvements scheme in Lichfield has started

The £345,000 scheme on the A5127 Trent Valley Road is being carried out by Staffordshire County Council and is part of a wider £30 million investment in the county’s roads over the next two years.

Work includes reconstruction and resurfacing of the road from St Michaels Court to 51 Trent Valley Road and at either side of the junctions of Wissage Road. Crews will also be installing a new tactile crossing, along with repairs to kerbing, ironwork and footpaths as required. The scheme is expected to take three weeks to complete, weather permitting.

To ensure the work can be carried out safely and to minimise disruption, a combination of temporary traffic lights, road and lane closures and night time working will be in operation.

A signed diversion route will be in operation while the road is closed, however access for residents and businesses will be maintained where possible. People travelling in the area should allow extra time for their journeys.

Further details are available on the A5127 Trent Valley Road improvements webpage.

The A53 carriageway, at Baldwins Gate, has been completely resurfaced, thanks to a £220,000 highways investment. 

The major repair scheme saw the A53 Newcastle Road, crossing the Baldwins Gate railway bridge, undergo extensive repairs over the last four weeks. 

In addition to completely resurfacing the road, highways crews replaced ironwork and damaged kerbs. 

This highways scheme finished on Friday 15 March and cost £220,000 to complete. 

Crews up and down the county have been busy installing signage outside of primary schools, to remind motorists to slow down and take care.

On Fairway, Stafford, feedback was gained from parents that there were no advance warning signs for the site, which has recently been converted into a primary school. Local County Councillor Gill Pardesi used her divisional highways programme (DHP) to pay for two signs outside St Leonard's primary school, which were installed last month.

In Hoon Avenue, Newcastle under Lyme, Merryfields School needed additional warning signs. Hoon Avenue had only one sign on one approach but not from the other end. County Councillor James Salisbury used his DHP for an additional sign to highlight this road as a school entrance. 

Crews have also been making other improvements outside primary schools and in local communities.

In Elizabeth Drive, Chesterton, crews installed a set of tactile paving surfaces to support residents in the area. Tactile pavements help warn visually impaired people of potential hazards, such as a road crossing or staircase. 

Tactile pavements have also been installed in Ferrers Road, Weston outside St Andrews C of E Primary School, again to assist local residents in knowing when there is a crossing. County Councillor John Francis used his DHP to fund this.

More information about how you can get involved with local members' divisional highways programmes can be found here.