Road repair and improvement programme 2025-2026

We prioritise what maintenance, repair and improvement work to carry out each year using our highway asset management approach. This makes best use of the funding available.

Funding summary

Cheshire East Council is investing more than £53.031 million in 2025/26 into roads, transport and active travel.

Investment by source

Council investment for 25/26

Source of investment	£millions
Council investment	14.391

Government investment 25/26

Source of investment (Government funding)	£millions
Highway Maintenance Block	20.941
Local Transport Grant	7.754
Integrated Transport Block	2.003
Local Bus Grant	5.400
Other funding	2.542

Total investment for 25/26

Total investment 2025/26	£53.031 million

As part of this £53 million investment the capital funding for maintenance and repair of the highway network is at least £32 million.

Works currently programmed

You can view the programme of planned works on various devices using the link below:

View the map 

The programme is presented in a map view, or it can be seen in the list of planned works below it, which are in alphabetical order. You can search by road name or ward using the map features and selecting the area you want to see.

The programme can be affected by a range of factors such as:

• site conditions
• weather events 
• activity of others on the highway

These may result in changes to the original programme and the web page will be reviewed regularly to ensure the most up to date information is available. 

We also carry out day-to-day management and maintenance activities (such as repairing dangerous potholes and emptying gullies). These day to day activities are not displayed on the map.

How we prioritise the locations for the work

The programme of works is created using a scored approach, with scoring being informed by defined criteria including condition, customer reports and engineering knowledge. This ensures that our works are prioritised where they are most needed within the available funding.

This may mean that while we have identified your road for improvement works, it doesn’t always mean it will be in this year’s programme of works. It is likely that it will be considered for repair works over the longer term. Our programmes sometimes change if more funding becomes available.

You can view the individual asset scoring method for each in more detail here:

• Highways Improvement Programme Methodology (PDF, 1MB)

For more information on how we make repairs and improvements, see road condition and repairs.

For information on what happens when we close a road, see how we manage road closures and diversions.

To report road and pavement issues online, see report a pothole or other road condition issue.

Contact Highways

Report a problem online

If you consider a highways issue to be dangerous, or an emergency:

Call the Highways Customer Services Team on 0300 123 5020 during office hours 8:30am – 5:00pm

Call the Out of hours team on 0300 123 5025 after 5pm and before 8:30am, including weekends.

Highways

Floor 6

Delamere House

Delamere Street Crewe

Cheshire

CW1 2LL