Our maintenance plans for this year
Our plans for highways maintenance for 2026-27
Our 2026-27 highways maintenance programme focuses on maintaining a safe and resilient network, with a strong emphasis on preventative maintenance to reduce long-term costs and improve overall condition.
Planned works include:
- Carriageway resurfacing: approximately 115 km of roads
- Preventative surface treatments: approximately 348 km of roads
- Footway renewal and reconstruction: approximately 15.8 km of pavements
- Drainage improvements: targeted works to address flooding and improve network resilience at high-risk locations
- Structures maintenance: inspection, repair and strengthening of bridges and other highway structures
- Street lighting: ongoing column replacement and LED upgrades
- Traffic signals: refurbishment and replacement of ageing installations
These programmes are developed using condition data, lifecycle planning and a risk-based approach to ensure investment is targeted where it delivers the greatest benefit. This supports early intervention, helping to extend asset life, reduce future maintenance liabilities and improve network reliability.
Full list of planned carriageway and footway works
A full list of planned carriageway and footway maintenance works for 2026-27 is available.
This information is presented as a table or interactive map and includes details of:
- Road or street name
- Location
- Type of work (for example resurfacing, surface dressing, or footway reconstruction)
- Programme timing (where available)
This allows residents and road users to understand what works are planned in their area and the type of maintenance being carried out.
How decisions are made on our maintenance plans
Our highways maintenance programme is developed using a data-led, risk-based approach to ensure investment is targeted effectively and delivers the greatest overall benefit to the network.
We use a combination of condition surveys, including machine-based and visual inspections, alongside asset data and local intelligence to identify where maintenance is required. This is supported by lifecycle planning, which helps determine the most appropriate treatment at the right time to maximise asset life and value for money.
Schemes are prioritised based on factors such as asset condition, usage, risk to road users and the strategic importance of routes. We also consider network resilience and future demand. We coordinate works with other activities, including utility works and major projects, to minimise disruption and improve efficiency.
This approach enables us to balance reactive repairs with planned, preventative maintenance, reduce long-term costs and deliver the best outcomes within available funding for the benefit of users.