Residents and road users in Rushcliffe will see a range of road improvement works taking place this October as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s record £181.25 million Highway Capital Maintenance Programme.
Six months into delivery, more highway improvement schemes have already been completed than during the whole of last year. The milestone reflects both the scale of the programme and the pace of delivery across the county, with resurfacing, preventative maintenance and targeted repairs helping to improve the condition of the roads, extend the life of the network and reduce the need for more extensive repairs in the future.
Nottinghamshire County Council, working with its highways partner, Via East Midlands, has published its month-ahead programme of planned roadworks for October, featuring three major resurfacing schemes in Rushcliffe. These include works on the A60 Loughborough Road/Mere Way roundabout, Angrave Road and Roulstone Crescent in East Leake.
Alongside these resurfacing works, the countywide surface dressing and micro asphalt programmes are treating more than 200 sites across Nottinghamshire. The surface dressing programme has now been completed for the season, with teams making the most of the weather-dependent delivery window. In the run-up to winter, targeted pre-patching repairs have been carried out at various locations across the county, and any surface dressing sites that could not be treated this year will be prioritised for surface dressing at the earliest opportunity in 2027.
Micro asphalt works continue throughout October and into November, with the latest programme information, along with an explainer video, available at www.nottshighways.co.uk/micro.
In addition to these works, patching teams, supported by the council’s new JCB Pothole Pro machines, will deliver patch repairs on Risegate and Colston Gate in Cotgrave, as well as Deadwong Lane in Sibthorpe and The Green in Ruddington. Highway teams will also be making improvements to Main Road in Shelford, while mastic works will take place on Whitworth Drive in Radcliffe on Trent.
October’s programme builds on the successful completion of resurfacing works on Lombard Street in Orston.
Councillor Bert Bingham, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, said, “Six months into this year’s Highway Capital Maintenance Programme, we have already delivered more improvement schemes than we completed during the whole of last year. That is a clear indication of both the scale of our investment and the progress being made on the ground.
“This programme is about much more than repairing roads – by combining major resurfacing schemes with preventative treatments such as surface dressing, micro asphalt and patching, we are taking a long-term approach that helps to protect the network, improve reliability for road users and deliver better value for taxpayers.
“The completion of this year’s surface dressing programme, together with the ongoing micro asphalt programme, will protect more than 200 sites across Nottinghamshire, while October’s programme will continue to bring improvements to communities across Ashfield and Mansfield.
“Every scheme contributes to a safer and more resilient highway network, helping residents, businesses and local communities stay connected. I’d like to thank road users and residents for their continued patience while this work is carried out.”
Via will continue to deliver its year-round programme of preventative maintenance, including highway gully and drainage cleansing, tree inspections and surface repairs.
