Greater Manchester has announced a £60 million investment to repair and maintain roads and pavements across the city-region. For the highway professionals delivering this work, the focus now turns to making sure that investment translates into durable, effective repairs.
Potholes have become one of the most visible signs of the challenges facing the UK's road network.
For drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, a damaged road surface can be more than an inconvenience. For highway authorities and contractors, it represents an ongoing maintenance challenge — one that requires the right materials, equipment, skills and planning to address effectively.
That is why the announcement of a £60 million Pothole Fund for Greater Manchester is significant.
The funding, announced by Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig, will be shared across all 10 boroughs and is expected to support the repair and maintenance of more than one million square metres of road surface — around 125km of roads and footpaths.
The importance of choosing the right materials
With significant investment going into highway maintenance, material selection becomes increasingly important.
A repair needs to be suitable for the application, practical for the team carrying out the work and capable of delivering the required performance.
For contractors working across a wide range of locations and conditions, this can mean having access to different repair solutions rather than relying on a single product for every situation.
At Red Stag Materials, our road maintenance range includes solutions for pothole repair, bitumen applications, crack and joint sealing, road markings and other highway maintenance requirements.
Our EZ Street Asphalt range, for example, provides a practical solution for applications including pothole repairs, utility reinstatements, edge repairs and overlays.
The right material can help highway teams work efficiently while ensuring that repairs are carried out correctly and with the appropriate level of preparation and compaction.
Read more from the BBC here: Greater Manchester Mayor launches £60m pothole repair programme - BBC News
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