Major Nottinghamshire road improvement programme continues this July

Residents, road users and businesses across Nottinghamshire can expect to see significant investment in the county's highways network continue this July, as part of Nottinghamshire County Council's record £181.25 million Highway Capital Maintenance Programme.

Nottinghamshire County Council, working with its highways partner Via East Midlands, has today published its month-ahead schedule of planned roadworks, highlighting major resurfacing schemes, patch repairs and a county-wide surface dressing programme that will continue throughout the summer.

Among the headline schemes planned for July are resurfacing works on key routes including the A57 at East Markham and the Worksop Bypass in Bassetlaw, Nottingham Road in Southwell, Main Street in Gunthorpe, a number of roads in West Bridgford, major routes across Mansfield and Ashfield, and road improvements in Arnold, Gedling, Kimberley and Hucknall.

Alongside resurfacing works, more than 70 roads across the county are scheduled to benefit from surface dressing this summer. Surface dressing is a process where stone chippings and bitumen are spread on the road surface to renew its condition, sealing the road to stop water getting in and preventing potholes and cracks from forming. As the works are weather dependent, the latest scheduled dates, along with an explainer video showing how surface dressing works, can be found on the Notts Highways website at www.nottshighways.co.uk/surfacedressing.

This year's surface dressing programme includes improvements on several major routes, including sections of the A57, A60, A606, A614, A617, A38, A612 and A610, helping to maintain some of Nottinghamshire's busiest roads and key transport links.

The July programme also includes extensive patch repairs across towns and villages throughout Nottinghamshire, supported by the council's JCB Pothole Pro machines which continue to target localised road defects in communities across Rushcliffe, Newark and Sherwood, Mansfield and Ashfield, and Gedling.

Councillor Bert Bingham, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, said, “Improving the condition of our roads is a top priority for residents, road users and this Council, and our commitment is evidenced by the record levels of funding we’ve put into highways for the year ahead.

“As residents can see, we’ve hit the ground running with some major resurfacing schemes already completed and our teams will be working hard throughout the year to improve our network.”

In addition to these works, Via will continue to run its year-round programme of preventative maintenance which includes cleansing highway gullies and drains, tree inspections and surface repairs.

The full schedule of works is available on the nottshighways.co.uk website, with updates provided regularly to reflect any changes due to weather or operational needs.

We will also be issuing e-newsletter updates for each district with the latest highways information. This is available to journalists and members of the public and registration can be completed at the Nottinghamshire County Council email-me pages