£30m makeover transforms 50+ miles of Bury roads

Bury Council’s £30m highway investment strategy is progressively making roads in the Bury borough better, smoother and safer.

Since the start of the extra investment in 2017, more than 50 miles (over 80 kilometres) of roads have been improved.

In the 12 months, April 2024 to March 2025, over six miles (10.2 km) of roads with an area of over 163,000 sq metres (equivalent to around 23 football pitches) benefitted from a resurfacing scheme, costing £2.9 million.

In addition, in summer 2024, over 8½ miles (14 km) of roads with an area of 85,000 sq metres (equivalent to around 20 tennis courts) benefitted from preventative maintenance, costing over £1 million.

Preventative maintenance is where the existing road surface is dressed/ overlaid rather than removed and then replaced. Surface dressing is less costly, quicker and less disruptive to road users, adding 10-15 years extra usage and preventing major deterioration and potholes in the future.

While resurfacing lasts longer, around 20 years, it is slower to carry out involving several processes. It also requires extensive road closures.

Cllr Alan Quinn, Cabinet Member for the Environment and Climate Change said: “Worth in the region of £1 billion, our highway network is one of our most valuable and vital assets.

“Thanks to our 9-year £30 million extra investment around 625 roads have already been improved, and many more roads are benefitting across this year too.

“We understand that road conditions are a key concern for residents. While it’s not practical or affordable to fix every road at once — with full resurfacing costing over £300 million — we’re working hard to improve the condition of roads across the Bury borough.

“Keeping local roads safe is a top priority and a key part of our LET’S Do It! Cleaner, Safer, Greener programme, to create better neighbourhoods and improved travel for everyone, whether you’re driving, cycling, wheeling or walking.”

For more information about highway funding and priorities, the highway schemes planned for 2025/26, plus how to report road issues and check for road works, visit www.bury.gov.uk/highways.

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Notes for editors

The 30 roads included in the 2024/25 resurfacing programme were:

Roads in Bury:

• Bridge Road, Bury
• David Street, Bury
• Elson Street, Bury
• Hazel Avenue, Bury
• Walmsley Street, Bury
• White Street, Bury

Roads in Prestwich:

• Harrogate Avenue, Prestwich
• Park View Road, Prestwich
• Rectory Lane, Prestwich

Roads in Radcliffe:

• Bury and Bolton Road, Radcliffe

Roads in Ramsbottom:

• Bentley Lane, Ramsbottom
• Crow Lane, Ramsbottom
• Derby Street/Earl Street, Ramsbottom
• Holcombe Road, Ramsbottom
• Holly Street, Ramsbottom
• Palatine Street, Ramsbottom
• Peel Hall Road, Ramsbottom
• Waterside Road, Ramsbottom

Roads in Whitefield:

• Ashbourne Grove, Whitefield

• Bury New Road, Whitefield/Prestwich
• Conway Avenue, Whitefield
• Conway Close, Whitefield
• Cromwell Road, Whitefield
• Elm Road, Whitefield
• Mersey Drive, Whitefield
• Moreton Avenue, Whitefield
• Newlands Avenue, Whitefield
• Pinfold Lane, Whitefield
• Top O'th' Fields, Whitefield
• Whittaker Lane, Prestwich

The 77 roads that received preventative maintenance in 2024/25 were:

Roads in Bury:

• Atherstone Close
• Austen Avenue
• Avondale Avenue
• Bankhouse Road
• Brandle Avenue
• Bridges Avenue
• Bronte Avenue
• Burns Avenue
• Cleadon Drive
• Gosforth Close
• Hawthorne Avenue
• Jesmond Drive
• Littlewood Avenue
• Parkinson Street
• Rushmere Drive
• Seaham Drive
• Seedfield Road
• Sunny Avenue
• Tamworth Drive
• The Avenue
• The Drive
• Victor Avenue
• West Drive
• Westcombe Drive
• Woodbank Drive

Roads in Prestwich:

• Daneshill
• Hastings Avenue
• Hastings Close
• Orange Hill Road
• Polefield Circle
• Polefield Road
• Russel Street

Roads in Radcliffe:

• Coventry Road
• Davenport Avenue
• Hall Street
• Kenilworth Close
• Meriden Close
• St Andrew's Road
• St Andrew's View
• Warwick Road
• Williamson Avenue

Roads in Ramsbottom:

• Avondale Drive
• Balmoral Close
• Bodiam Road
• Brandlesholme Road
• Brooklands Road
• Byron Road
• Carnforth Drive
• Conway Cres
• Dunedin Road
• Glenmore Road
• Jackdaw Road
• Keats Road
• Kendal Road West
• Kensington Close
• Montrose Avenue
• Nabbs Fold
• Redwing Road
• Sandringham Drive
• Southfield Road
• Springfield Road
• St Clair Road
• Stretton Road
• Swan Road
• Windsor Close

Roads in Whitefield:

• Alkrington Close
• Bent Fold Drive
• Blackley Close
• Bowlee Close
• Brookdene Road
• Fairway Road
• Laburnum Drive
• Monsall Close
• Rhodes Drive
• Simister Drive
• Southgate Road
• Thurston Close