ROAD REPAIRS are to be carried out across Saddleworth as part of a major programme from Oldham Council.
The local authority has been awarded £811,773 from the Government’s Severe Weather Recovery Fund to spend on infrastructure repairs caused by severe wet weather last winter.
The money will be used on roads worst affected, including £260,000 on the A62 Huddersfield Road to compliment other corridor works already being carried out.
£104,000 has been allocated to improve unclassified roads in Saddleworth which are key routes to isolated areas.
Secondary corridors in the area will receive £123k to complement other works already funded by Oldham Council.
A combination of minor highways drainageworks and patching schemes will be carried out, with £55,000 set aside.
And £270,000 will be spent on rebuilding and strengthening highway retaining structures in Greenfield and Denshaw.
Councillor Dave Hibbert, Oldham Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Transport, said: “Oldham’s roads and infrastructure have suffered due to the extreme wet weather earlier in the year.
“Our location means the 817km of roads we monitor, and the bridges and retaining walls, are more susceptible to cold and wet weather damage than those in other boroughs.
“This money will allow us to carry out maintenance and work on areas we have identified as being in most need.
“We have invested £12m improving our highways over the last few years and are now much more proactive in managing our highways maintenance work.
“This government money is welcomed but the condition of road infrastructure remains a major national problem.”
