Wiltshire roads 'improving' thanks to £22 million extra investment
The Council's been sharing stats from the Highways department
Roads across Wiltshire are getting better according to the Council - thanks to an extra £22 million investment.
They've shared some facts and figures from the highways team's work over the last year:
• More than 114 miles of roads resurfaced, surface dressed and retextured over 154 sites
• More than 7.3 miles of roads repaired by Bobcat machines across 574 sites
• 14,758 potholes repaired following reports from the public in 2024
• 89% of top priority potholes repaired within one day
• More than 70,000 gullies – over 80% of all gullies in Wiltshire – attended this financial year to prevent flooding
• Three teams of engineers completing CCTV drainage inspection work
The extra £22 million invested over two years by the authority is on top of the £20.7 million Wiltshire Council gets from the Government for roads maintenance.
That's paid for two Bobcat machines, which are tackling potholes around the county.
These machines can remove and replace large areas of road in a matter of minutes, making high quality, permanent repairs to the road surface, before moving on to the next job.
Cllr Nick Holder, Cabinet Member for Highways, said: “Other councils around the country may be cutting budgets, but we’re investing in Wiltshire’s highways to fix problems, and more importantly to prevent issues before they happen – improving our road networks for years to come and meeting one of our key Business Plan objectives.
“We know that there is still work to do, but we also know that things are improving in Wiltshire, as evidenced in the recent Department for Transport road condition survey.
“We have doubled our resurfacing and surface treatments, fixed more potholes and invested in two Bobcat machines to repair large patches of road at once.
“We have also emptied more gullies than ever before to prevent flooding and invested in three teams of engineers who are completing CCTV drainage inspection work – up from one in the previous year.
“There is much more to do, but we are focused on improving our highways network, and our significant investment is paying off in all parts of Wiltshire."