The road resurfacing schemes planned for the Lancaster district over the next 12 months have been revealed.
Across the county, plans to invest more than £61 million to improve Lancashire's highways infrastructure over the next year have been approved by councillors.
The figure includes a £46.824 million funding grant from the Department for Transport, alongside £15 million from the county council, which has pledged an additional £45 million over the next three years as part of the approved 2025/26 budget.
The extra £15 million for 2025/26 will boost the number of roads to be resurfaced over the coming year.
This means £27.949 million is earmarked to repair potholes and other structural defects, while £19.701 million is in the pot to invest in carriageway and footway capital projects, which include a host of resurfacing schemes across the county. In addition to this, £4.6 is allocated for street lighting and £6.6 million is earmarked for bridges and other structures.
Lancaster is line for the greatest number of pre-planned road repairs in the Lancashire County Council area, which doesn’t include Blackpool or Blackburn with Darwen, with 16 schemes in total.
Lancashire County Council says the list is subject to change if budgets or circumstances demand it.
The schemes are:
A6 Preston Lancaster Road – Lancaster South East – resurfacing A6/Salford Road/Stoney Lane junction and A6/Hazelrigg Lane junction
A6 Preston Lancaster Road – Lancaster South East – surface dressing of six sections from the M6 junction 33 roundabout to the A588 Ashton Road roundabout
A589 Lancaster Road – Morecambe South – resurfacing of Torrisholme roundabout (Shrimp roundabout)
B5321 Torrisholme Road – Skerton – resurfacing from Barley Cop Lane to roundabout at West Drive
Cedar Road – Lancaster Central – resurfacing full length
Eastgate – Morecambe South – resurfacing from Middlegate to Northgate
Hawarden Avenue – Morecambe South – resurfacing full length
Kingsway – Heysham – resurfacing from Sugham Lane to Heysham Mossgate Road
Lentworth Drive – Lancaster South – resurfacing from Hala Road to Barton Road
Middlegate – Morecambe – resurfacing from unit 15 to end of road
Rochester Avenue – Morecambe South – resurfacing full length
Stoney Lane – Lancaster Rural East – resurfacing from junction with Main Street, eastwards to house no. 23
Tibicar Drive East – Heysham – resurfacing from Oxcliffe Road to Rylstone Drive
Westcliffe Drive – Morecambe South – surface dressing from Oxcliffe Road to Westgate
Westminster Road/Westminster Avenue – Morecambe Central – surface dressing from Fairfield Road to Regent Road and from Regent Road to Balmoral Road
Whitegate – Morecambe South – resurfacing from Northgate to end of road
Cllr Rupert Swarbrick, cabinet member for Highways and Transport, said: "This significant investment reaffirms our commitment to ensuring that Lancashire's roads – which support more than 4.6million journeys every day – are safe, reliable, and fit for purpose for everyone.
"Improving our roads is our number one priority that's why we're committing £45 million over the next three years on top of our 2025/26 allocation from the Department for Transport.
"This funding will allow us to plan and execute more comprehensive improvements, addressing both immediate repairs and proactive maintenance.
"I would like to thank residents in advance for their continued support and patience while we roll out this ambitious maintenance programme.
"We will continue to carry out reactive repairs alongside these schemes and you can help us more effectively prioritise our work by reporting faults via our website."
As in previous years, the works are a combination of full resurfacing and what’s known as ‘surface dressing’, a process that aims to improve the condition of carriageways, and seals them to prevent future damage caused by water entering cracks.
The spending plans were agreed as part of the Lancashire County Council budget for 2025/26.
In total the council set a revenue budget of £1,244.620m.
Of this £538.125m will be spent on Adult Services and £278.263 on Education and Children's Services.
Overall the council's portion of the Council Tax will rise by 4.99 per cent, with two per cent of this ring fenced for Adult Services as directed by the Government.
This will see an increase of £82.50 for a Band D property for the county council's portion of Council tax.
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