Bury Council's £30 million highways investment has already renewed more than 60 miles (96.5 km) of roads across the borough, delivering safer and smoother journeys for residents. Councillors have now agreed a further £4 million so improvements can continue through to March 2027.

Since the additional council investment began in 2017, over 700 roads have been upgraded.

Between April 2025 and March 2026, more than 4.6 miles (7.5 km) of carriageway — covering in excess of 45,000 sq m (roughly six football pitches) — were fully resurfaced at a cost of £3.1 million across 32 streets.

During summer 2025, a further 6.2 miles (10 km) of roads, totalling about 60,000 sq metres (around 230 tennis courts), received preventative maintenance, costing more than £1 million over 46 streets.

Preventative maintenance involves dressing and overlaying the existing surface rather than removing and replacing it. This approach is cheaper, quicker and less disruptive, typically extending road life by 10–15 years and helping to prevent major deterioration and future potholes.

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By contrast, full resurfacing lasts around 20 years but takes longer, involves several stages and usually requires extensive road closures.

Through a separate funding stream, approximately 11,000 potholes are repaired each year.

Cllr Alan Quinn, Cabinet Member for the Environment and Climate Change, said: "Our £1 billion road network is one of our most valuable and important assets. While we can't resurface every road at once, our multi-million-pound extra investment programme has enabled us to upgrade 60 miles of roads at many hundreds of locations that we couldn't otherwise have tackled.

"All councils face a significant highways maintenance backlog due to years of national underfunding. But with the additional £4 million now approved by the council, we are continuing to show our commitment to improving the roads that residents rely on every day.

"Combined with UK Government funding through CRSTS, more money is going into the roads than ever before.

"However, we recognise that the winter weather has been especially damaging to local roads, leading to more potholes, surface defects, and some temporary repairs deteriorating faster than usual. We ask residents bear with us while we respond. Our highways team is working proactively to address these issues, and while we can't fix every road immediately, we will be repairing defects as promptly and effectively as possible."