Highways teams battling the aftermath of a punishing winter – backed by major investment to keep Bury moving
Highways crews in Bury are working rapidly in all weathers to manage the impact of this winter’s conditions on the borough’s roads.
Highways crews in Bury are working rapidly in all weathers to manage the impact of this winter’s conditions on the borough’s roads.
Bury Council’s £30 million highway investment programme has already transformed more than 60 miles (96.5km) of roads across the Bury borough, delivering safe and noticeably smoother journeys for residents. A further £4million has now been approved, enabling road improvement works to continue through to March 2027.
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.
Bury Council’s £30 million highway investment programme will continue from April with more than 100 more roads to be resurfaced or receive preventative treatments.
Roads across Bury are to be resurfaced thanks to additional investment of £10 million by Bury Council.
Main roads in Radcliffe and Prestwich are to be resurfaced in the latest phase of the council’s highway improvement programme.
A £900,000 project to improve major roads in Bury town centre near Bury Bridge is entering its final two weeks.
A range of road safety and traffic calming measures installed across the borough is about to get under way.
Scores of streets across Bury are to benefit in the latest phase of the council’s highways investment programme.
Work will start on Monday 12 July 2021 to improve the layout at one of Bury town centre’s busiest spots.
The council is spending £4 million this financial year on resurfacing works on a number of roads across the borough.
£10 million investment in Bury’s roads
A series of major works are coming up to improve key roads in Bury, Ramsbottom, Radcliffe and Prestwich.
A number of road resurfacing schemes are about to start thanks to the council’s extra £10 million for roadworks announced in the budget.
Work has started this week to improve Tottington Road, with repairs on Parkhills Road due to begin next week.
Longsight Road in Ramsbottom is the second main road to be upgraded under a £10 million programme of major road improvements in the borough.
Precautionary repairs have been carried out on Longsight Road as part of the council’s continuing programme of works to improve local highways.
Bury Council is investing in new machinery as part of a £10 million boost to repair the borough’s roads and potholes.
Major work to improve the roads in Summerseat will be starting later this month.
A scheme to improve lengthy parts of Lowercroft Road is about to start, which will mean diversions and temporary road closures.