The pothole-pocked roads and failing footpaths across Norfolk to be fixed using a £4.5m council windfall have been revealed.
Thirty-four roads and 20 footpaths will have work done on them by Norfolk County Council in the coming year using money the government distributed after scrapping the northern leg of the HS2 rail route.
The Northern Distributor Road, Grapes Hill, Dereham Road, Chapel Field Road, Aylsham Road, Plumstead Road, St Stephens Street and Tombland are among Norwich roads where treatment will be carried out.
Roads in Cromer, King's Lynn, Hunstanton, Wymondham, Acle, Briston, Aylsham and Corpusty are also due to have work done.
The council will carry out surfacing work and use a product called Reclamite, where a spray is applied to the road, to rejuvenate the bitumen which binds the road surface together.
A total of £2.24m will be spent on those roads and £1.71m on reconstructing footpaths.
Footpaths in Norwich, Sprowston, Thorpe St Andrew, Great Yarmouth, Sea Palling, Hempnall, Heacham, Thetford and Swaffham are among those which will be repaired.
The work is due to be approved when the Conservative-controlled cabinet meets to agree the council's highways spending on Monday.
Graham Plant, the council's cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport, said: "Our three-year highways capital programme shows just how much investment we are putting into transport in Norfolk.
"Not only does this programme include maintenance and repairs for Norfolk’s roads – of which there are more than 6,000 miles – but it also includes public transport and helping residents move to more active travel options, such as cycling and walking."
But Rob Colwell, transport spokesman for the opposition Liberal Democrat group, said: "I’ve been over quieter and easier cattle grids in rural Norfolk than driving through the main roads around Gayton Road, Lynn Road, and Wootton Road in King’s Lynn.
"I welcome the news of more funds for potholes, but there is worry in the community that West Norfolk isn't a priority to Norfolk County Council, with temporary fixes instead of proper resurfacing."
Between April 2022 and October 2023, Norfolk County Council paid out almost £120,000 in compensation, after people made claims because of defective footpaths and potholes.
WHERE WILL WORK BE DONE?
Reclamite spray
Norwich: A147 Grapes Hill; A1042 Mousehold Lane; A146 Lakenham Road; A1402 Aylsham Road; A1074 Dereham Road, A147 Chapel Field Road; C860 Rose Lane; C850 St Stephens Street; C813 Tombland
Postwick with Witton: A1042 Yarmouth Road; A1194 Broadland Gate link; A1194 Poppy Way; A1270 NDR
Hellesdon: A140 Cromer Road
Watton: B1108 High Street
Resurfacing
Norwich: A1042 Chartwell Road roundabout; B1140 Plumstead Road; C201 Stoke Road
Thorpe St Andrew: A1042 Yarmouth Road
Cromer: A149 Norwich Road
Ludham: A1062 Norwich Road
King's Lynn: A148 Lynn Road; B1144 Vancouver Avenue
Barsham: B1355 Creake Road
Briston: B1354 Norwich Road
Corpusty: B1354 Briston Road
Sculthorpe: B1355 Burnham Market Road
Hunstanton: B1161 Southend Road; B1161 Le Strange Terrace
Acle: C875 The Street
Aylsham: C286 Aylsham Road
Postwick with Witton: C485 Yarmouth Road
Harpley: C66 Nethergate Street
Wymondham: Back Lane
Footpath reconstruction
Thorpe St Andrew: Hillcrest Road
Trimingham: Staden Park
Sea Palling: Beach Road
Sprowston: Tills Road; Carleton Road and Close
Great Yarmouth: University Crescent
Hempnall: Mill Road
Wymondham: Folly Road
Thetford: Mundford Road
Ditchingham: Ditchingham Dam
Swanton Morley: Thomson Close
Ashill: Dunnets Close
Swaffham: Haspalls Road
Heacham: Lamsey Lane; Jubilee Road
Burnham Overy: New Road
Norwich: Quebec Road; Lyhart Road; Woodhill Rise
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