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Plans, projects and improvements

The asset management strategy, our annual maintenance and road surface dressing programme, road resurfacing schemes, the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project, repairing potholes, bridges and structures, managing roadworks, and A592 safety improvements.

Annual road maintenance and improvement programme

Every year we plan what maintenance work we will do. This is known as our capital programme.

This involves repairing and maintaining a network of:

  • roads
  • pavements and cycleways
  • lighting
  • gullies
  • structures including bridges
  • pedestrian crossings
  • traffic signals

2025 to 2026 highways maintenance programme 

In 2025 to 2026, we plan to invest £37.7 million into our highways.

Read the Capital Programme Report 2025-26 (PDF , 291KB) to see the details of our improvement plan. We may need to adjust it for any emergency repairs such as severe storm damage, or other unexpected damages to our assets. 

Where our capital funding comes from

The Department of Transport funds capital repairs and improvements. This includes pothole repairs and resurfacing. 

For 2025 to 2026, our funding breaks down into:

  • £22.7 million baseline allocated for the size and condition of our network
  • £8.3 million to repair roads and tackle potholes
  • £5.3 million from the Local Transport Grant
  • £1.3 million from the Integrated Transport Block

Capital funding can only be spent on repairs or structural improvements to our assets.

Proactive inspections

Under the Highways Act 1980, we have a duty to maintain our road network in a safe and usable condition. 

All our adopted roads have routine safety inspections. We inspect busier roads every month, and local access roads every year.

We use different assessments for our routes, including SCANNER, SCRIM, and AI-based surveys. Bridges, structures, street lighting and drainage have their own specialist inspections.

Our preventive approach

Treating routes as they need fixing keeps our network safe. It reduces more costly repairs in the future and improves safety.

We have four key types of intervention:

  • Planned preventative maintenance – early fixes including surface dressing
  • Intervention treatments – non-structural fixes including patching and surface repairs
  • Structural maintenance –  full carriage resurfacing for structural problems
  • Emergency works – temporary but essential fixes for immediate safety risks

Repair planning

We assess any safety issues to find the extent of the damage, and use the most appropriate repairs. 

We aim to make urgent issues safe within two hours. Less urgent safety concerns are fixed within 20 days. 

Any repairs that don’t impact on safety go into our programme of works. The routes or assets listed come from our inspections and problems reported to us.