Many of you will be aware that Cheshire East Council recently approved an extra £19m investment in our Highways Capital Programme (this includes Level 2 carriageway patching and Level 3 resurfacing), including an extra £7m to be spent during 2022/23. This has had to be funded through borrowing, since the Council's funding from the Dept for Transport for road maintenance has been cut by 21%.
Nevertheless, I am pleased that the Council has made this decision. Whilst I have successfully fought for repairs to our local roads over recent years (including Heyes Lane, Macclesfield Road, Brook Lane, Wilmslow Road, Mottram Road & Trafford Road - to name just a few), the condition of our road network across the wider borough has continued to deteriorate due to continued underinvestment.
So, I am delighted to share the news that this extra investment will deliver results for several of our local roads and that during the first quarter of 2022/23, Level 2 carriageway patching works are to be implemented on South Street, Stevens Street, Eaton Drive and on Church Lane. As always, I would like to thanks Highways Officers for working with me and responding positively to my requests.
The additional investment the Council is making over the next three years is expected to prevent an additional 6,000 potholes from forming across the borough and this in turn will have a positive impact on the amount the Council has to spend from its day-to-day budget on reactive pothole repairs (which are the least efficient and least cost effective form of repair, but necessary to keep the roads open).
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