Luton council is spending more money than ever to improve the condition of the town’s roads including using a specialist low-carbon pothole repair method that will complete repairs faster, more efficiently, and with reduced noise pollution.
This year, the authority will spend £6million on road repairs and on treatments to stop potholes from forming in the future. This is an additional £1.5million from 2024 and is being partly funded by the council and partly funded by the government, as part of its additional investment of £500million to councils in England to mitigate potholes.
The council will undertake a wide range of schemes that will cover an area which is 28 times the size of the football pitch at Luton Town Football Club’s Kenilworth Road stadium.
As well as filling in potholes, fixing defects and resurfacing roads, work will take place to use treatments that keeps the road network in better condition for longer, also meaning roads will be protected from potholes forming in the future.
Surface treatments help protect and preserve newer road surfaces, meaning they will last longer as well as help stop potholes from forming. They also help with Luton’s carbon reduction commitments, being 90 per cent more carbon efficient compared to other more traditional treatments. Some of these treatments can extend the life of a road by more than 10 years.
Councillor Javed Hussain, Deputy Executive Leader and Portfolio Holder for Highways and Sustainable Development, said: “It is great news that we are continuing to increase the amount of money we spend on not only repairing our roads but significantly reducing the amount of potholes that will form in the future.”
View the up-to-date programme of works being carried out at luton.gov.uk/roadmaintenance.
