Three roads in Broxtowe to be improved this August

Credit: Nottinghamshire County Council

Residents and road users in Broxtowe can expect to see major improvements on three roads across the district this month as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s record £181.25 million Highway Capital Maintenance Programme.

Nottinghamshire County Council, working with its highways partner, Via East Midlands, has today published its month-ahead schedule of planned roadworks for August, highlighting one major resurfacing scheme and two machine lay patching operations to prepare roads for surface dressing to take place. These works are in addition to the countywide surface dressing programme with over 70 sites continuing throughout the summer.

Resurfacing works will be carried out on the A6005 Bye Pass Road in Chilwell, while machine-lay patching will take place on the B600 Willey Lane through Moorgreen, Selston, Greasley and Brinsley, as well as along the B600 Moorgreen and Church Road corridor between Greasley and Moorgreen.

August will mark the start of the county’s micro asphalt surfacing programme. Micro asphalt is a preventative maintenance treatment that helps to extend the life of the highway. The process involves a thin bitumen mix being applied to create a new layer over the existing road surface. It is primarily used on residential roads in good structural condition and helps to prevent water ingress and reduce the formation of potholes and cracks, extending the life of the road.

Full details of the programme, along with an explainer video showing how micro surfacing works can be found here.

The schedule, which is part of the record investment seen in the 2026/2027 Highway Capital Maintenance Programme, outlines essential maintenance, resurfacing and infrastructure improvements across the district that aim to keep roads safe, reduce congestion and support long-term transport efficiency.

In addition to these works, patching teams, supported by the council’s new JCB Pothole Pro machines, will deliver patch repairs on another three roads in the area. The teams are due to make improvements on Thoresby Road in Bramcote, while the Pothole Pros will be at Main Street and Chewton Street in Eastwood.

The works planned for August come after resurfacing was completed on four roads last month, including both lanes of Plumptre Way and Raglan Street in Eastwood, the entire length of Regent Street in Kimberley and the C165 Lilac Grove in Beeston (pictured).