Essex County Council programme repairs dozens of roads

Repaired - Limebrook Way, in Maldon (Image: Essex County Council)

Thirty kilometres of Essex roads have been resurfaced since the launch of the Priority One programme.

The £25 million Essex County Council initiative, which began in October 2024, aims to address the worst areas of road deterioration.

The programme is the council's largest single investment in highway improvements and is in addition to existing maintenance budgets.

More than 50 repairs have been completed so far, including town centre junctions and rural road stretches.

Mark Platt, deputy councillor responsible for highways, infrastructure, and sustainable transport at Essex County Council, said: "Our Priority One programme targets the areas and issues which we know frustrate local people.

"This is on top of business-as-usual activities already underway.

"The additional funding allows us to get more crews out on the road in every borough, city, and district in the county."