Wirral roads maintenance work set to begin

Part of the council’s annual Highways Structural Maintenance Programme, the work is part of a £5.8million investment in the roads network, made possible by grant funding received through the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

A further £250,000 has been pledged for bridge maintenance, while a separate funding agreement is likely to see £1.9 million more invested in Wirral’s Key Route Network (KRN).

The roads that are being prioritised for repair have been identified using the results from independent condition surveys, as well as inspection reports by professional highways staff, and enquiries from elected members and residents.

Depending on the classification and condition of the road, one of three treatments will be applied as part of the programme. Hot Rolled Asphalt (HRA) is the most expensive of the three, but provides protection for up to 20 years - it tends to be used on the main, heavy traffic routes in the borough.

Surface dressing can extend the life of the road surface by between eight and 10 years, depending on the location, while micro asphalt is used mostly on local roads and streets and is laid over the existing road surface.

All works are carried out in the most environmentally friendly way possible as crews and contractors work closely with suppliers to minimise the council’s greenhouse gas emissions and reduce waste.

A council spokesperson said: "The programmed works are taking place alongside other ongoing maintenance works to repair other road surface issues, such as potholes.

"Some residents might see patching works taking place before the scheduled surfacing works – people should be assured these are just preparation works; the main repairs will take place afterwards.

"And as with all of these kind of programmes, the schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions."

The roads earmarked for planned maintenance are:

BEBINGTON:

• Barlow Avenue - All carriageway treatment
• Bebington Road (Bedford Drive to Church Road): Carriageway treatment
• Bebington Road (Townfield Lane to Parkside Road): Carriageway treatment
• Buckingham Avenue: All carriageway treatment

BIDSTON & ST JAMES:

• Aberdeen Street:    All    footway reconstruction
• Docks Link: Carriageway treatment
• Edgar Court: All footway treatment
• Gautby Road (Hoylake Road to house number 61): Carriageway treatment
• Hoylake Road (Worcester Road to Arkle Road): Carriageway resurfacing
• Third Avenue: All carriageway treatment
• Tollemache Road (Junction with Upton Road): Carriageway resurfacing
• Wallasey Bridge Road (Tip entrance to Station Road: Carriageway resurfacing

BIRKENHEAD & TRANMERE:

• Agnes Road: All carriageway treatment
• Argyle Street South (Borough Road to Mollington Street): Footway reconstruction
• Barton Street (Both sections (Oxton Road car park & Westbourne Road end): Carriageway treatment
• Church Road (Seymour Street to Whetstone Lane): Carriageway resurfacing
• Craven Street (Park Close to Craven Close): Footway treatment
• Elm Road (Church Road to Agnes Road): Carriageway treatment
• Falcon Road: All carriageway treatment
• Hampden Road: All carriageway treatment
• Laurel Road: All footway treatment
• Redmond Street: All carriageway treatment

BROMBOROUGH:

• Croft Avenue (Spital Road to Croft Lane): Carriageway treatment
• Easton Road: All carriageway resurfacing
• Legh Road:    All footway reconstruction
• Mainwaring Road: All carriageway treatment
• New Chester Road (Southbound Caldbeck Road to Old Hall Road: Carriageway resurfacing
• New Ferry Road (New Chester Road to Shorefields): Carriageway resurfacing
• Peter Prices Lane: All carriageway treatment
• Stadium Road (Port Causeway junction): Carriageway resurfacing

CLATTERBRIDGE: 

• Allport Road (Both sides, train station To Brookhurst Road): Footway treatment
• Benty Heath Lane    (Willaston Road to Gipsy Corner): Carriageway treatment
• Blakeley Road (From The Lake to number 48 and from Ashley cottage to Raby Hall Road): Carriageway treatment
• Brimstage Road: (Brimstage Close to Chester Road RAB, both sides): Footway treatment
• Brimstage Road (By junction four North Entrance: Small area of road outside Tile Cottages):    Carriageway treatment
• Cross Lane (Stanton Road to Heath Road and Outside School): Footway treatment
• Mount Road (Outside St John's Hospice): Footway reconstruction
• Neston Road (Smithy Hill to Parkgate Lane): Carriageway treatment
• Old Clatterbridge Road (Brimstage Road to Bridge): Footway treatment
• Quarry Avenue: All footway treatment
• Raby Hall Road: All carriageway resurfacing
• Raby Hall Road (Barrymore Way to Blakeley Road): Footway treatment
• Smithy Hill (Neston Road to Manor Road): Carriageway treatment
• Thornton Common Road (Village to bus stop): Footway treatment
• Wentworth Drive: All carriageway treatment
• Willaston Road (Thornton Common Road to Wirral Sport Physio Clinic - that side only) Footway treatment

CLAUGHTON:

• Bidston Road (Beresford Road to Upton Road): Carriageway treatment
• Noctorum Way (Number 5 to RAB): Carriageway treatment

EASTHAM:

• Allport road (Train station to Westminster Drive): Footway reconstruction
• Argyll Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Gorsefield Avenue (Gorsefield Close to Plymyard Avenue): Carriageway treatment
• Grampian Way: Carriageway treatment
• Hatton Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Mill Park Drive (77 to Kingsley Avenue): Carriageway treatment
• New Chester Road (Northbound St John's Ambulance Station - Torr Dr., Allport Rd. - St John's Ambulance, Torr Dr. Bus stop - Eastham Village Rd):    Footway treatment
• Oakdene Close: Footway treatment
• Raeburn Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Rivacre Road (Junction of Eastham Village Road): Carriageway resurfacing

GREASBY, FRANKBY, & IRBY:

• Elm Drive: (Junction of main road to N0 23): Carriageway treatment
• Far Meadow Lane: Footway treatment
• Greasby Road (41-49 Greasby Road outside shops) Footway reconstruction
• Irby Road (Townshend Avenue to Thingwall Road): Footway treatment
• Sherwood Avenue (Far Meadow Lane to 30 Sherwood Avenue): Footway treatment
• Wood Lane: Carriageway treatment

HESWALL: 

• Ashcroft Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Barnston Road (Homewood Drive to The Basset Hound Pub): Footway treatment
• Berwyn Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Brimstage Road (Service road by shops, junction Acre Lane to Northway): Carriageway treatment
• Downham Road North: Footway treatment
• Downham Road South: Footway treatment
• Gayton Lane: Carriageway treatment
• Gayton Road (Jct Baskervyle Road to Cottage Lane) Carriageway treatment
• Hawthorne Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Hillfield Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Milner Road: Footway treatment
• Napps Way: Carriageway treatment
• Park West: Footway treatment
• Redstone Drive: Carriageway resurfacing
• Station Road: Carriageway treatment
• Strathearn Road: Carriageway resurfacing
• Telegraph Road (Mere Lane to Poll Hill Road, both sides): Footway treatment
• The Ridge:    Footway treatment
• Thurstaston Road: Carriageway treatment
• Tudor Way: Carriageway resurfacing
• Tudor Way: Footway reconstruction
• Village Road (Heswall    Station road to The Lydiate): Carriageway treatment
• Village Road (The Lydiate to School Hill): CARRIAGEWAY TREATMENT
• Wallrake: Carriageway treatment
• Well Lane (Telegraph Road to Dawstone Road): Footway treatment
• Well Lane (Dawstone Road to Gayton Road): Carriageway resurfacing
• West Way: Carriageway resurfacing
• Whitfield Lane (Milner Road to Pensby Road): Footway treatment

HOYLAKE & MEOLS:

• Beach Road: Carriageway treatment
• Birkenhead Road (Queens Avenue to Hoyle Road): Carriageway treatment
• Carr Lane (Edward Road - Carrsthorne Road and Proctor Road - Links Business Park): Carriageway treatment
• Curzon Road: Carriageway treatment
• Heron Road (Roundabout at Pump Lane / Saughall Massie): Carriageway resurfacing
• Meols Parade (Bennets Lane to Firshaw Road): Footway treatment
• Sandiway: Carriageway treatment
• Sandringham Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Stanley Road: Carriageway treatment

LEASOWE & MORETON EAST:

• Castleway North: Carriageway treatment
• Leasowe Road (Castleway North to Gardenside): Carriageway resurfacing
• Upton Road (Glebeland Road to Ravenstone Close): Carriageway treatment

LISCARD:

• Hillside Road: Carriageway treatment
• Liscard Road (Liscard Crescent to Martins Lane): Footway reconstruction
• Mossdene Road: Carriageway treatment
• Westwood Grove: Carriageway treatment
• Withens Lane (Greenwood Road to Manor Road): Footway treatment

MORETON WEST & SAUGHALL MASSIE:

• Alnwick Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Birket Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Burden Road: Carriageway treatment
• Felton Close: Carriageway treatment
• Morpeth Close: Carriageway treatment
• Rothbury Close: Carriageway treatment
• Sandbrook Lane    (Hoylake Road to Glebelands Road): Footway treatment
• Town Meadow Lane (Lingham Lane to Kestral Road): Carriageway resurfacing
• Town Meadow Lane (Bermuda Road to Belfry Close): Carriageway resurfacing
• Upton Road (Paulsfield to Jct Moreton Road):    Carriageway resurfacing
• Wooler Close: Carriageway treatment

NEW BRIGHTON:

• Atherton Street (Wellington Road to Victoria Road): Footway reconstruction
• Bedford Road: Carriageway treatment
• Bridgecroft Road: Carriageway treatment
• Cambridge Road: Carriageway treatment
• Carrington Road: Carriageway treatment
• Durban Road: Carriageway treatment
• Greenbank Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Halsbury Road: Carriageway treatment
• Kimberley Road: Carriageway treatment
• King's Parade (Clown roundabout to Atherton Street): Carriageway treatment
• Lennox Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Radnor Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Sandfield Road (Odd side only): Footway treatment
• Stanford Avenue: Carriageway treatment

OXTON:

• Columbia Road (3 to Shrewsbury Road): Carriageway resurfacing
• Davenham Avenue (Even side only): Footway reconstruction
• Davenham Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Holm Lane (Overton Way to Tabley Close): Carriageway resurfacing
• Holm View Close: Carriageway treatment
• Rose Mount (Village Road to Willan Street) Carriageway treatment
• Village Road (Columbia Road to Rosemount): Carriageway treatment
• Wrenbury Close: Carriageway treatment

PENSBY & THINGWALL

• Arrowe Park Road (Woodchurch Road to The Warrens): Carriageway treatment
• Arrowe Park Road (The Warrens to Barnston Road): Carriageway resurfacing
• Ashlea Road: Carriageway treatment
• Holmwood Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Landican Lane (1 Landican Lane to Home Farm Cottage): Carriageway resurfacing
• Landican Road: Carriageway treatment
• Oaklea Road (Whaley Lane to Mayer Lane): Carriageway treatment
• Rosemead Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Whaley Lane: Carriageway resurfacing
• Woodchurch Road (Arrowe Park Road to M53 sliproad): Carriageway resurfacing

SEACOMBE:

• Adelaide Street: Carriageway treatment
• Alderley Road: Carriageway treatment
• Belle Vue Road: Carriageway treatment
• Bishop Road: Carriageway treatment
• Church Street (Brighton Street to Liscard Road): Footway reconstruction
• Dock Road (Opposite side to new cycle route):    Footway treatment
• Docks Link (JCT Wallasey Bridge RAB to slow markings): Carriageway resurfacing
• Hampstead Road: Carriageway treatment
• Luke Street: Carriageway treatment
• Mostyn Street: Carriageway treatment
• Northbrook Road: Footway reconstruction
• Park Road: Footway reconstruction
• Parkside: Carriageway treatment
• Poulton Road: (Sommerville Primary School side only) Footway reconstruction
• Stirling Street: All carriageway treatment
• Woburn Road: Carriageway treatment

UPTON:

• Arrowe Brook Road (Arrowe Park Road to Arrowe Brook Lane): Footway treatment
• Arrowe Park Road (Arrowe Brook Road Junction): Footway reconstruction
• Caernavon Close: Carriageway treatment
• Church Lane (School frontage to Holy Cross Church): Carriageway treatment
• Church Road: Carriageway treatment
• Milman Close: Carriageway treatment
• New Hey Road: (Ganneys Meadow to Carr Bridge Road): Carriageway treatment
• Newbridge Close: Carriageway treatment
• Salacre Lane (Wroxham Drive to tennis club): Carriageway resurfacing

WALLASEY

• Burbo Way: Carriageway treatment
• Keighley Avenue: Carriageway treatment
• Leominster Road: Carriageway treatment
• Lycett Road: Footway reconstruction
• Mockbeggar Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Mockbeggar Wharf: Carriageway treatment
• North Drive: Carriageway treatment
• Queensway: Carriageway treatment
• Tideway: Carriageway treatment

WEST KIRBY & THURSTASTON

• Bridge Road (Orrysdale Road to Meols Drive, minus Bridge Deck): Carriageway resurfacing
• Caldy Road (Caldy Wood to Telegraph Road) Carriageway treatment
• Caldy Road (Sandy Lane to Croft Drive): Carriageway treatment
• Column Road (Grange Cross Lane to Caldy Road - both sides): Footway treatment
• Devonshire Road: Carriageway resurfacing
• Ennisdale Drive (Gleggside to Black Horse Hill): Carriageway resurfacing
• Ennisdale Drive (Gleggside to Sandstone): Carriageway treatment
• Grammar School Lane (Caldy Grange Close to Gorse Lane): Footway reconstruction
• Grange Road (1 to 23 and opposite shopping area): Footway reconstruction
• Raeburn Avenue: Footway treatment