An investigation into road repairs in the UK by Accident Claims Advice was set up following an influx of inquiries relating to damages caused by potholes and poorly maintained roads.
Data obtained from Freedom of Information requests reveals Trafford Council have 15 roads set to be resurfaced as well as 21 roads that have be proposed for surface dressing repairs.
Trafford Council covers Alrtrincham and Sale West, Stretford and Urmston and Wythenshawe and Sale East.
Over the next financial year, which runs from April 2024 to March 2025, it has confirmed a budget of £990,000 for resurfacing.
A further £500,000 has been allocated for proposed surface dressings so far. The Council has a separate maintenance budget for roads for which they employ an external contractor on a Fixed Fee arrangement. This is used for repairs including potholes, winter maintenance, and gully cleaning.
Accident Claims Advice says: “Local authorities or councils are usually responsible for the maintenance and repair of public highways and pavements under the HIghways Act.
“This requires them to inspect highways regularly and repair them in an efficient manner when defects such as potholes are identified.
“Therefore, if you are injured by a pothole on a public highway that was known about but not rectified quickly, you could sue the council/local authority for your injuries. “
With UK councils now facing a potential major financial crisis with a £4bn funding gap estimated in the next two years, some authorities have forked out huge amounts in road maintenance repairs.
Accident Claims Advice has collated a list of every road Trafford Council are set to work on:
Highways Road Resurfacing (£990k)
- Park Road, Bowdon
- Park Road Timperley
- Lingfield Avenue, Sale
- Cloverly Drive, Timperley
- Westing House Road Phase 1
- Broomfield, Altrincham
- Newgate Road, Sale
- Cherry Lane, Sale
- Humphrey Crescent, Urmston
- Banky Lane, Sale
- Oakwood Lane, Bowdon
- Bucklow Avenue, Partington
- Haydock Drive, Timperley
- Queens Road, Hale
- Millway , Hale
Surface Dressing and Treatment Programme
- Vyner Grove (Sale) Glebelands Road – Cul De Sac
- Ennerdale Dr (Sale) Stokesy Road
– Stokesy Road (E) - Hunters Mews (Sale) Oakfield – Cul De Sac
- Pulford Road (Sale) Farley Road – Derbyshire Road
- Lurgan Avenue (Sale) Arran Avenue – Cul De Sac
- Lucy Street (Old Trafford) City Road – Stretford Road
- Briggs Road (Stretford) Greatstone Road – Cul De Sac
- Ponsonby Rd (Stretford) Davyhulme Road (E) – Grasmere Road
- Erlington Av. (Old Trafford) Ryebank Road – Ryebank Road (E)
- Truro Avenue (Stretford) Faulkner Road – Kings Road
- Melfort Avenue (Stretford) Granby Road – Cul De Sac.End
- Melville Road (Stretford) Barton Road – Cul De Sac
- Chinley Avenue (Stretford) Ashbourne Road – Cul De Sac
- Cornbrook Street (Old Trafford) Stretford Road – Cul De Sac
- Lillian Street (Old Trafford) Walter Street – Northumberland Road
- Brooks Road (Old Trafford) Seymour Grove – Wood Road Nth
- Holly Drive (Sale) Roebuck Lane – Cul De Sac
- Montague Road (Sale) Hope Road – Wardle Road
- Trafalgar Road (Sale) Dane Road – Linton Road
- Bridgewater Street (Sale) Chapel Road – Harley Road
- Alderley Road (Sale) Frodsham Road – Chelford Road
Accident Claims Advice has a team of road traffic accident experts at hand to offer professional advice following damage caused by poorly maintained roads – either to drivers/passengers or the vehicle itself.
They operate a 24-hour helpline and live chat service which you can access on their website
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