£2.4 million investment boost for Wakefield’s roads
Monday, June 09, 2025
Wakefield Council’s key decision makers are set to approve an additional £2.4m investment to improve the district’s roads and pavements.
“Making travelling around the district easier will always be a top local priority. That’s why we are already investing £20m in improving our roads over the next two years.
“This additional £2.4m will be used to fund even more improvements to our roads and pavements. We’ve an ambitious plan to deliver 120 highway improvement schemes this year and are working hard so that every pound spent makes the biggest difference it can.”
Cllr Matthew Morley
Cabinet Member for Planning and Highways
Cabinet members will be asked to approve an additional £2.4m of funding, which will be provided by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) via their City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement.
If agreed, the extra funding will be split into two areas. £1.4m will go towards work on local roads, with approximately £1m being used to make improvements to pavements.
Last year the Council carried out repairs to over 3,100 potholes and expects to spend over £1million on further pothole repairs in 2025.
Cllr Morley continued: “We are investing in our roads and footpaths every day. We currently maintain 1,454 km of roads, 1,944 km of footways, and 150 km of cycle lanes and tracks. Getting this extra funding will really help us to keep people moving right across our district.”
If approved by the Council’s Cabinet, the additional funding will be used to deliver the schemes identified in the Highways Capital Programme 2025/26.
The Cabinet meeting is taking place on Tuesday 17 June at 10.30am. The meeting can be watched live or later on the Council’s website.