A major roundabout in Burntwood is to be resurfaced as part of a £350,000 project.
The A5195 Burntwood Way roundabout, at the junction of T6 on the M6 Toll, will undergo a two-week programme of repairs in June.
As well as resurfacing, the scheme will include reinstating road markings, resettling kerbs, clearing footpaths and gulley cleaning.
Crews will also be making the most of road closures to patch defects along Burntwood Way.
Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for highways and transport, Cllr David Williams, said:
“We know that this roundabout is important to locals, and important for people exiting the M6 Toll at T6. This is why we’ve allocated a portion of our £30 million investment into resurfacing this key junction.
“The fact that the roundabout is directly off the M6 Toll has meant we have had to plan this work in very carefully, which is why crews will be doing the work during the day and also taking advantage of closures on the M6 Toll to work overnight.
“These works are all part of our investment in Staffordshire’s roads over the next two years, which will result in smoother journeys for people who live and work in our county.”
Cllr David Williams, Staffordshire County Council
About time… My god 😂
What about Chasetown outside the pub “The Junction “it’s a disgrace.
There’s is a large pot hole by the bridge after the island.forces you towards the kerb to avoid it
HOW MUCH ? I like how the bill is itemized to make us think that we are getting value for money. Even the drains don’t get cleaned properly nowadays, look at Sankeys corner after a downpour !!
Also need the manhole covers sorting out on A5195 near to Morrisons been lower than the surrounding road surface for years causing a thud when you drive over them.
Its hard to find any road in Burntwood without serious damage!
Well if they had repaired them years ago when they were reported then they wouldn’t be costing so much now! I’ve reported them at the junction pub, there not deemed to be bad enough! You report it online, they then get someone to come out and see if it’s bad enough, then they put them in a queue of needing repair level 1-10. The whole process is a joke, I’ve reported so many now and only the ones at chase road island have been bodged in the 10+ years I’ve been reporting. They waste so much money and time these so called repair teams, they don’t seal them, they don’t whacker them down, look at the bodged shovels at chase railway island, I’m fed up with them to be honest, gone are the days when something was done properly! Bodge It! is the attitude so they have to come out again and fix it again and again! Our roads are an absolute disgrace the amount of money be wasted is criminal and they should be/feel ashamed! Ah well back to work, to pay more tax for the useless crews to waste!
What about the potholes small island bottom of road from grassmere garden centre, really bad.
The island exiting the m6 toll needs a completely new surface
Sounds like a proper job being done, why can’t they all be done like that
They’ve marked pot holes up by the Friary school in Lichfield, more holes than road surface left, ridiculous
In Wales last week, the A5 by Llangollen being resurfaced, already far better than ours.
Nice being able to drive for a week without having to miss pot holes, soon knew when back in Staffordshire
Maybe we should be drawing genitalia around each pothole – seems to prompt other councils into action
What about the rest of Burntwood the surface of the roads and the potholes, plus the potholes on the speed humps, its a disgrace, its like a white knuckle ride.
When driving a car with low profile tyres on alloy wheels i find myself constantly looking at the road surface to attempt to navigate the car around the pot holes. I cant be the only driver who does this, it will cause a accident at some point and all because the highways either haven’t got the funds or the will to get the job done.
How much of the 30 million is being allocated to the local area and not just one small area of pot holes. Will it be carried out to a professional and long lasting standard , or just a shovel full of cheap B&Q patching tarmac bunged in the potholes as per usual ?
Waste of money. Few use it. Money should be spent on the A5190 main road between burntwood and lichfield. A road that had resurfacing cancelled as a result of a failed negotiation. Let’s face it though, the M6 toll has some high up friends.
What’s David Williams want us to do jump up in the air that we are getting a repair done
How many more are we going to get done this year, I’d like to know if he can tell us
When everyone is done I would jump in the air but don’t think I’ve got to worry about it
When I started driving in the 60s I was told watch other traffic pedestrians animals etc., Now I drive trying to avoid POT HOLES. What about the paths they’re also bad? What do the Council actually do?