Luton Borough Council is to ramp up spending on potholes as part of what it described as its 'most ambitious programme of highway works', with a strong emphasis on prevention.
Luton's ‘Project Pothole’ initiative was conceived last year and first developed as part of an invest to save programme.
This financial year, the authority will permanently fix over 1,560 potholes, which is 60% up on 2021-22 figures.
However, the focus will still be on new treatments such as thermal road repairs, co-ordinated in a specialist surface treatment programme, using surface dressing, asphalt preservations and micro-asphalts.
The surface treatment programme, delivered by specialist contractor RMS, will keep roads in good condition for longer, stopping cracks and potholes, and improve skid resistance.
Cllr Javed Hussain, the council’s portfolio holder for sustainable development and highways, said, ‘The extra money we are investing in Luton’s roads is a commitment to ensure we repair as many potholes as possible, as well as treating other roads to keep them in better condition for longer and to help stop potholes forming in the first place.
‘Surface treatments are a sustainable and cost-effective way to protect and preserves our roads in the future, meaning we will be spending less on pothole repairs in the future.’
