Wirral Council has announced the list of roads and pavements it proposes improving over the next year.
It includes 26 streets in West Kirby, Hoylake, Meols and Thurstaston.
The local authority says the roads have been identified using the results from independent condition survey, as well as inspection reports by highways staff, and enquiries from councillors and residents.
The treatment that each road will depend on its condition and how much traffic uses it:
Surface dressing – road chippings are laid and treated to ‘lock’ them into the road surface to prevent water damage
Hot rolled asphalt -a mix of mineral aggregate, sand, filler and bitumen used on main routes which can last up to 20 years
Carriageway slurry – a layer of black slurry (fine aggregate, asphalt emulsion and water) which is applied to the road surface and then compacted
The roads and pavements (footways) being treated over the coming 12 months are:
West Kirby and Thurstaston
- China Farm Lane (Frankby Road to Saughall Massie Road) – surface dressing
- Column Road (Grange Cross Lane to Grammar School Lane) – surface dressing
- Telegraph Road (Thurstaston Road roundabout to Montgomery Hill roundabout) – surface dressing
- Dorset Road – carriageway slurry
- Eaton Road (Banks Road To Hilbre Road) – carriageway slurry
- Hilbre Road (Westbourne Road to Sandy Lane) – carriageway slurry
- Riverside Road – carriageway slurry
- Somerset Road – carriageway slurry
- South Road (Banks Road to Hilbre Road) – carriageway slurry
- Victoria Road (Banks Road to Hilbre Road) – carriageway slurry
- York Avenue – carriageway slurry
- Boundary Road – footway reconstruction
- Grammar School Lane (Bramhall Close to Gorse Lane) – footway reconstruction
- Newbold Crescent – footway reconstruction
- Mostyn Avenue – footway reconstruction
- Park Road (Banks Road to Westbourne Road) – carriageway slurry
- The Crescent (Grange Road to Banks Road) hot rolled asphalt
Hoylake and Meols
- Heron Road – hot rolled asphalt
- Market Street roundabout and approaches – hot rolled asphalt
- Birkenhead Road (Birch Road to Sherwood Road) – surface dressing
- Roman Road (Meols Parade to Birkenhead Road) – surface dressing
- Barton Road (The Kings Gap To Beach Road) – carriageway slurry
- Cromer Road (The Kings Gap To Curzon Road) – carriageway slurry
- Queens Road – footway reconstruction
- Lyndhurst Road – footway reconstruction
- Derwent Road – footway reconstruction
In total, £7 million has been earmarked for planned maintenance and pothole repairs across Wirral.
The full list can be found at https://www.wirral.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/road-maintenance/road-repairs-and-maintenance/roads-due-maintenance-2025
