Our maintenance plans for this year
Our plans for highways maintenance for 2026-27
Warwickshire County Council is delivering a balanced, evidence-led highway maintenance programme in 2026/27, focused on improving network condition, maintaining safety and providing long-term value for money. The programme combines preventative maintenance, structural repairs and routine asset management activities to help keep the highway network safe, reliable and resilient.
During 2026/27, we plan to carry out the following maintenance activities:
- 32km of carriageway resurfacing
- 12km of footway resurfacing
- 121km of surface dressing
- 5km of structural patching
- 84,719 gullies cleansed
- 4,502km of verge cutting
- 1,080km of hedge cutting
- 10 capital drainage improvement schemes
- 29 capital highway structure repairs
- 9,257 street lighting columns and illuminated signs tested for structural integrity
- 9,741 street lighting units undergoing electrical testing
- Approximately 600 street lighting lanterns replaced
- 51 highway structure principal inspections
- 174 confined space and underwater/scour inspections of highway structures
- Refurbishment of two major traffic signal junctions
- Refurbishment of three pedestrian crossings
Full list of planned carriageway and footway works
Warwickshire County Council publishes planned highway maintenance works through its Future Works webpage. The information is presented by location and treatment type, enabling residents and businesses to see which roads and footways are scheduled for maintenance and the nature of the works proposed, such as resurfacing, surface dressing, structural patching and footway renewal.
Full details of the 2026/27 programme
How decisions are made on our maintenance plans
Warwickshire County Council prioritises highway maintenance using a risk-based asset management approach aligned with the WellManaged Highway Infrastructure Code of Practice. Investment decisions are informed by highway inspections, condition surveys, asset data, customer reports and lifecycle planning to identify where funding will deliver the greatest benefit. Investment decisions take account of safety risk, road hierarchy, network resilience, asset condition and whole-life value.
To deliver an efficient service, the Council seeks to maximise the effectiveness of available funding through a proactive maintenance strategy that prioritises preventative treatments, such as surface dressing, structural patching and targeted drainage improvements, before more extensive repairs become necessary. Digital asset management systems, performance monitoring, contractor KPIs and coordinated works programming support efficient delivery, helping to minimise disruption while maintaining a safe, reliable and resilient highway network.
