Surface dressing programme

Contractors resurfacing a road

Surface dressing programme

Surface dressing is an important part of our road maintenance programme and is used to extend the life of roads across the county.

Surface dressing is a process that is used to improve the surface of the roads and slows down the decline of the road surface. The quick and easy process means that disruption to road users, local businesses and emergency services is kept to a minimum.

The process is a cost-effective way of restoring the road surface to:

  • extend the life of an existing surface
  • reduce further deterioration of the road’s condition
  • improve the skid resistance of the road surface
  • seal the road against water preventing potholes forming in winter

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Even though this process is quick, it does depend on the weather. It cannot be carried out if the weather is too hot, wet or too cold, so the programme may change at short notice.

Signs will be displayed on the road before work starts informing residents and business of when the work will happen, if there are any changes to the programme of works the signs will be updated. A letter drop will also be undertaken wherever possible.

In some cases, temporary traffic lights may have to be used on site for safety reasons.

The new surface is ready to use straight after it is put down but it will take a few days for it to settle down. Speed limits are in place, but drivers are asked to drive slowly and carefully and in line with the temporary speed limit. There may be some loose stone chippings around. All road markings are repainted soon after the work is completed.

Proposed locations in Worcestershire included in the Surface Dressing Programme 2025

Please note that these locations are listed in alphabetical order and do not represent the order of works. All locations could be subject to change:

Location Area
Abbots Wood Wadborough
Anchor Lane Harvington
Astwood Lane Feckenham
Baccabox Lane Wythall
Bank Street Malvern
Barrs Lane Mustow Green
Batemans Lane Wythall
Baynhall Baynhall
Bellgreen Lane Part 1 Wythall
Bellgreen Lane Part 2 Wythall
Beoley Lane Beoley
Berry Lane Elmbridge
Bine Lane Cross Bank
Birchwood To Longley Green Longley Green
Bishampton Bishampton
Blakeshall Lane Blakenshall
Boreley Lane Ombersley
Bourne Road Defford
Bransford Bransford
Broadgate Lane Portway
Brookhouse Lane Redditch
Brown Heath Lane Smite
Burnthorne Lane Dunley
Carpenters Lane Portway
Castlemorton Common Welland
Ceder Avenue Malvern
Chapel Lane Frith Common
Chapmans Hill Frankley
Church Lane Himbleton
Clattercutt Lane Dodford
Clive Road Bromsgrove
Clows Top Road Abberley
Cobblers Corner Broadheath
Conderton To Beckford Beckford
Crabmill Farm Lane Wythall
Crabmill Lane Wythall
Cross Bank Road Cross Bank
Crown East To Cotheridge Crown East
Dark Lane Wythall
Dayhouse Bank Frankley
Deansford Lane Blakedown
Defford Road Defford
Drayton Road Bellbroughton
Droitwich Road Hanbury
Droitwich Road Fernhill Heath
Droitwich Road Worcester
Dunley Road Dunley
Earls Croome Earls Croome
Edwards Lane Braughton Hackett
Egdon Lane Drakes Broughton
Elmley Road Aston Under Hill
Enfield and Feckenham Road Redditch
Flash Lane Himbleton
Flyford To Radford Radford
Frankley Green Lane Frankley
Frankly Hill Lane Frankley
Furze Lane Redditch
Geraldine Road Malvern
Gipsey Lane Blakeshall
Gloucester Road Camers Green
Gorst Hill Road Gorst Hill
Great Comberton To Nafford Road Eckington
Green Lane Redditch
Hadzor Lane Hadzor
Hagley Causeway Hagley Bound Hagley
Hagley Causeway Halesown Bound Hagley
Hagley Hill Hagley
Hall/school Lane Hagley
Hallow To Walton Lane Hallow
Harbash Lane Mustow Green
Harmans Hill Saltway
Harpley Road Clifton Upon Teme
Harport Road Redditch
Headley Heath Lane Wythall
Hermitage Way and Redstone Lane Stourport
Highfields Suckley
Hill Pool Road Blakedown
Hindlip Close Redditch
Hollow Fields Road Bradley Green
Holycross Green Holy Cross
Hossil Lane Holy Cross
Icknield Street and Primrose Hill Wythall
Inkberrow Inkberrow
Inn Lane Hartlebury
Jennings Wood Dunley
Jubilee Avenue Redditch
Kinver Lane Wolverly
Knightwick Row Suckley
Knowle Hill Badsey
Ladywood To Ramsden Pershore
Laurel Wood Road Droitwich
Ledbury Road Bushley
Leigh Sinton Road Malvern
Littleheath Road Burcot
Lode Lane Tewekesbury
Lowe Road (part 2) Menithwood
Lower Howsell Road Malvern
Lye Head Road Callow Hill
Madresfield Road Malvern
Main Street Cropthorne
Malborough Avenue Bromsgrove
Mamble Mamble
Mansel Road Redditch
Martley Road Lower Broadheath
Middle Lane Shernal Green
Mill Lane Wythall
Monksfield Lane Malvern
Moorelands Road Malvern
Mortonswood Lane Radford
New Chawson Lane Droitwich
Newhouse Lane Elmbridge
Newtown Lane Frankley
Norgrovesend Lane Bayton Bayton
North Piddle Lane North Piddle
Old Road Clifton Upon Teme
Old Worcester Road Hartlebury
Orleton Lane Orleton
Papermill Drive Redditch
Park Lane Hagley
Pass Street and Hacketts Lane Eckington
Pickersleigh Road Malvern
Plough Lane (Revised 2 plan issued) Tibberton
Porchbrook Road Rock
Pound Lane Frankley
Proctors Barn Lane Redditch
Red House Lane Eldersfield
Resolution Way Stourport
Rickyard Lane Redditch
Rochford To Eastham Rochford
Sale Green To Himbleton Crowle
School Lane Hanbury
Sherrads Green Malvern
Solcum Lane Blakeshall
St Andrews Road, Fairleigh Road Pershore
Stanford Road Great Whitley
Station Road Hinton On Green
Stokepound Lane Hanbury
Stonebow To Peopleton Peopleton
Suckley Suckley
Sugars Lane and Far Forest Far Forest
Swan Lane Wychbold
Tagwell Road Droitwich
Tanners Green Lane Wythall
The Green Church Lench
Thicknall Farm Lane Hagley
Timberhonger Lane Elmbridge
Tunnel Drive Redditch
Twatling Lane Lickey Hills
Upper Gurnox Berrowgreen
Walton Lane Hartlebury
Warbage Lane Dodford
Waresley Court Road Hartlebury
Waterside Evesham
Watery Lane Blakedown
Western Road Hagley
Wildmore Lane Wythall
Wolverhampton Road Cookley
Wolverhampton Road. Caunsal
Woodhall Lane Green Street
Worcester Road Newlands
Wylde Lane Callow Hill
Yew Tree Lane Frankley
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