Leeds Council pledges £30m to fix potholes and resurface roads across city in 2026/27
Leeds City Council has pledged nearly £30 million to fix potholes and resurface roads this year.
The local authority has signed off on plans to resurface over 125km worth of roads in Leeds across 2026/27, at an estimated cost of £29.4 million.
In 2024, a Freedom of Information request revealed the rising number of potholes across the city since the Covid-19 pandemic, with 8,723 potholes recorded in Leeds during 2019, rising to 13,722 by 2023.
A Leeds City Council spokesperson said: “Leeds City Council works on an annual programme basis across financial years from April to March and we publish our programmes of work each Spring/early Summer following relevant approvals.
“The programme of works for the next financial year, 2026/27 is currently going through the approvals process and will again be published in Spring/ early Summer. The overall Highways Maintenance budget for 2025/26 is £29.5 million and will cover 130km of works and for 2026/27 is £29.4 million which is expected to cover 125km of works.”
Subject to final approval, roads currently earmarked for repairs include Stanningley Road, between Dolphin Court and Hough Lane, and the Beeston Ring Road, between the A643 roundabout to Millshaw.
Wakefield City Council were forced to pay out a total of £158,630 in compensation, between 2020 and 2025, as a result of accident claims involving potholes and pavement defects.