£500,000 funding boost to tackle potholes - which Sale roads need repairs?
The One Trafford Partnership has received a funding boost of £500,000 to help tackle potholes on Trafford’s roads.
© Trafford Council
The money has been allocated by the Department for Transport to repair potholes in key locations including Norris Road and The Avenue.
Potholes occur mostly during winter and are caused by ‘frost heave’, when freezing water causes ice expansion in the road surface and disrupts the integrity of the surfacing.
The schemes identified for pothole repairs will be carried out alongside the current highways improvement programme.
This programme, which consists of over 150 schemes, began in April 2023 and 23 of the 34 Sale-based repairs have been completed so far.
The full list is below:
A56 Cross Street
Ward: Stretford / Ashton On Mersey
Status: Complete
The Avenue
Ward: Manor
Status: Pending
Albion Grove
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Albion Street
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Anfield Road
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Ashford
Ward: Manor
Status: Pending
Cranford Avenue
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Dunollie Road
Ward: Sale Moor
Status: Complete
Florence Street
Ward: Ashton Upon Mersey
Status: Complete
Goodier Street
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Linton Road
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Litherland Road
Ward: Sale Moor
Status: Complete
Lynwood Grove
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Meadows Road
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Meadway
Ward: St Mary’s
Status: Pending
Norbury Avenue
Ward: Ashton Upon Mersey
Status: Pending
Norris Road
Ward: Sale Moor / Brooklands
Status: Complete
Norris Road
Ward: Sale Moor
Status: Pending
Old Hall Road
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Oldfield Road
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Palmer Street
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Romford Road
Ward: Ashton Upon Mersey
Status: Complete
Sandwell Drive
Ward: Ashton Upon Mersey
Status: Complete
The Avenue
Ward: Manor
Status: Pending
The Grove
Ward: Brooklands
Status: Pending
Thorn Grove
Ward: Priory
Status: Pending
Thorold Grove
Ward: Sale Moor
Status: Complete
Trinity Avenue
Ward: Sale Moor
Status: Complete
Truro Drive
Ward: Manor
Status: Pending
Whalley Avenue
Ward: Priory
Status: Complete
Yew Tree Drive
Ward: Sale Moor
Status: Complete
Yulan Drive
Ward: Manor
Status: Pending
Cllr Stephen Adshead, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Environmental Services & Traded Services, said: “With this additional funding from the Department of Transport, we are able to protect and maintain our most important asset.
"Our highway inspection teams are continually monitoring the network and have identified key schemes to transform our journeys, keeping all road user safe and communities connected. We use a number of treatment methods to protect Trafford’s roads, adapting to the needs of the network. Pothole treatments are just one of the many methods we use here in Trafford.
“Any residents or businesses who may be affected by upcoming roadworks will be contacted directly by the highways team. Residents may receive a letter with details of individual schemes on their road or in some cases, a visit from a member of staff. Any diversions or temporary traffic lights will be signposted ahead of scheduled scheme start date so that everyone can plan their journeys.”
Trafford’s highway network consists of 800km of road, plus around 1,184km of footways and cycleways.
