SOME of the most badly-potholed roads in the Downend area are set to be resurfaced as part of South Gloucestershire Council’s highways maintenance programme for this year.
A new zebra crossing in Staple Hill, pavement improvements and an expansion of 20mph limits are also among the projects that will be funded between now and the end of next March.
The council has published a list of roads where resurfacing work will be carried out over the next 12 months.
It includes a stretch of Peache Road and Northcote Road, between Downend and Mangotsfield, where large patches of road surface have worn away.
Drivers have to steer around many of the worst potholes on the road, including a large area near the bus stop between the Salisbury Road and Stanbridge Road junctions, where a recent patch-up repair has been completely worn away, leaving the next layer of the road exposed.
The council says the length of road to be resurfaced runs from the bus stop opposite Peache Court, at the Westerleigh Road end, to a spot between the Stanbridge Close and Royal Road junctions.
This means the project does not currently include the stretch of Northcote Road near Windsor Place in Mangotsfield, where there are also long, deep potholes.
Set to be completely resurfaced is South View, which links Park Road and Hill House Road next to Page Park.
The road is on the 49 and 49x bus routes, and is used for parking by many motorists visiting Page Park.
For pedestrians visiting Page Park, a new zebra crossing will be built near the northern Park Road entrance, near the junctions with South View and Clarence Avenue.
In Frenchay, Malmains Drive is due to be resurfaced along its entire length between Beckspool Road and Bristol Road.
Charnhill Crescent and Oaklands Close in Mangotsfield are also on the list for resurfacing, along with Cleeve Lodge Close in Downend.
Pavements in Teewell Hill, Gloucester Road and Riviera Crescent in Staple Hill, near the Tynings Primary School, will also be renewed, as will the pavement on St James Street in Mangotsfield, from St James Place to the post office.
A programme of improvements to bus stops across the district is also included in the capital budget, which also allocates funds for work to identify areas in Staple Hill and Downend where 20mph limits could be extended.
Further afield, resurfacing is also planned on Badminton Road, north of the M4 between Cuckoo Lane in Winterbourne and Church Road in Frampton Cotterell, and on Pound Road in Kingswood.