The council has plans to carry out maintenance works to over 150 roads and pavements across the city, in a programme of works lasting around 18 months. This is part of the council’s commitment, as outlined in its July budget, to an additional £10m investment in resurfacing roads and pavements across the city, contributing to an intended record £22m spend before April 2023.
You can find in-depth information on current roadworks and transport projects, and how they might affect your daily commute, by visiting our Connecting Southampton website.
The interactive roadworks map
To see whether there are any road improvements in your area of interest please take a look at the map below.
Please note, in order to see roadworks more than two weeks in advance you will need to create an online account with our provider one.network.
Use the key on the left of the map to switch on or off layers of information, including live traffic congestion. You may need to zoom in to the map where there are multiple works in the same location. You can do this by clicking on the plus sign in the bottom right hand corner or double clicking on the point of the map where you want to zoom in.
Advanced notices of planned works can be subject to change.
Work types
Road Renewal or Reconstruction:
Removing some or all the structural layers of a road to be replaced with new or recycled materials and a new surface.
Resurfacing:
Removal and replacement of the existing surface to restore it and improve the surface characteristics.
Patching:
Cutting-out and replacing part of the surface area of the road with tarmac – anything from a localised patch where there are a cluster of repeat potholes, through to a larger area perhaps extending across the whole width of the road.
Surface treatment:
Preserving and extending the life of existing surfacing which is just starting to fail – a coating that helps waterproof the road and so reduces further deterioration. Often referred to as slurry surfacing of footways.
A well-established technique used by Highway Authorities which offers an extremely cost effective alternative to full resurfacing. The finished surface of the road will not be as long lasting as a road renewal/ reconstruction and the appearance of the finish won’t be as smooth as new tarmac or asphalt. Furthermore, it can take several months of pedestrian or vehicle traffic for the material to bed-in and it won’t necessarily hide all the unevenness of the original highway construction beneath. This is one of the many options available on a case-by-case basis depending on the condition of the road, large areas of the city can be treated in any one year.
Pothole patrol
There are three dedicated (two-person) crews, each with their own truck, to attend any of the city’s roads and footways. They have a focus on potholes that have not yet reached a policy standard for repair, but are also able to respond quickly to urgent and more hazardous potholes.
The patrols will work on a planned approach, targeting particular roads on a cyclical basis and be able to react to other defect reports that get fed through to them. Mostly isolated pothole repairs will be carried out, but they have the capability to replace whole patches of tarmac or paving slabs up to several square metres if necessary.
Forward Work Plan
The Forward Work Plan is a detailed one to three year programme of work. The details of the schemes to be carried out in 2023 are being developed and planned. Residents and business in these roads will be notified of dates and arrangements to deliver these schemes nearer the time.
Please note that the roads included in this section are subject to change as their designs evolve and affordability is established.
The 2023 footway programme is being worked up currently and an announcement regarding this will be made later this year.
Resurfacing and renewalSHOW
Road
Ward
Work type
Date
Evans Street/Marsh Lane
Bargate
Resurfacing
Completed
Hanover Buildings
Bargate
Road Renewal
Completed
Albert Road South
Bargate
Road Renewal
Completed
Vincents Walk
Bargate
Road Renewal
2023
Copperfield Road
Bassett
Resurfacing
Completed
Copperfield Road
Bassett
Patching
Completed
Underwood Road
Bassett
Resurfacing
2023
Dale Valley Road
Bassett
Resurfacing
2023
Argyle Road
Bevois
Resurfacing
Completed
Denzil Avenue
Bevois
Resurfacing
Completed
St Marys Road
Bevois
Resurfacing
Completed
Bath Street
Bevois
Resurfacing
Completed
Gordon Avenue
Bevois
Resurfacing
Completed
Carlton Place
Bevois
Resurfacing
2023
Brunswick Place
Bevois
Resurfacing
2023
Earls Road
Bevois
Resurfacing
Completed
Cowper Road
Bitterne
Road Renewal
Completed
Chaucer Road
Bitterne
Road Renewal
Completed
Browning Avenue
Bitterne
Resurfacing
Completed
Thornhill Avenue
Bitterne
Road Renewal
Completed
Burns Road
Bitterne
Road Renewal
Completed
Farringford Road
Bitterne
Resurfacing
Completed
Quayside Road
Bitterne Park
Resurfacing
Completed
Bitterne Road West
Bitterne Park
Resurfacing
Completed
Copsewood Road
Bitterne Park
Road Renewal
Completed
Forest Hills Drive
Bitterne Park
Resurfacing
Completed
Cornwall Crescent
Bitterne Park
Reconstruction
Completed
Kestrel Close
Coxford
Resurfacing
Completed
Aldermoor Road
Coxford
Resurfacing
Completed
Palm Road
Coxford
Resurfacing
2023
Kestrel Close
Coxford
Patching
Completed
Lumsden Avenue
Freemantle
Road Renewal
Completed
Stafford Road
Freemantle
Road Renewal
2023
Raymond/Malmesbury Roads
Freemantle
Patching
Completed
Marne Road
Harefield
Resurfacing
Completed
St Elizabeth's Avenue
Harefield
Resurfacing
Completed
Bitterne Road East (Service Road)
Harefield
Patching
Completed
Glasslaw Road
Harefield
Resurfacing
Completed
Bangor Road
Millbrook
Resurfacing
Completed
Mendip Road
Millbrook
Road Renewal
Completed
Pennine Road
Millbrook
Road Renewal
2023
Brendon Green
Millbrook
Road Renewal
Completed
Brendon Green
Millbrook
Patching
Completed
Brownlow Gardens
Peartree
Resurfacing
Completed
Chine Avenue
Peartree
Resurfacing
Completed
Sea Road
Peartree
Resurfacing
2023
Chine Avenue
Peartree
Patching
Completed
Belmont Road
Portswood
Resurfacing
2023
Brookvale Road
Portswood
Road Renewal
Completed
Kent Road
Portswood
Resurfacing
2023
Hilldown Road
Portswood
Resurfacing
Completed
Brookwood Road
Redbridge
Resurfacing
Completed
Brookwood Road
Redbridge
Patching
Completed
Sedburgh Road
Redbridge
Resurfacing
Completed
Ullswater Road
Redbridge
Road Renewal
Completed
St James Road/Colebrook Avenue
Shirley
Patching
Completed
St James Road/Howards Grove
Shirley
Patching
Completed
Sandown Road
Shirley
Resurfacing
Completed
Raymond Road
Shirley/Freemantle
Resurfacing
Completed
Firtree Way
Sholing
Road Renewal
Completed
Ashley Crescent
Sholing
Road Renewal
2023
South East Road
Sholing
Resurfacing
Completed
The Grove
Sholing
Resurfacing
2023
Gladstone Road
Sholing
Resurfacing
Completed
Fair Green
Sholing
Carriage overlay surfacing
Completed
Gladstone Road 1
Sholing
Patching
Completed
Gladstone Road 2
Sholing
Patching
Completed
Walnut Avenue
Swaythling
Resurfacing
Completed
Walnut Avenue
Swaythling
Carriage overlay surfacing
Completed
Archery Road
Woolston
Road Renewal
Completed
Carriageway overlay surfacingSHOW
Road
Ward
Work type
Date
Lordswood Road
Bassett
Carriage overlay surfacing
2023
Lacon Close
Bitterne Park
Carriage overlay surfacing
2023
Woburn Road
Coxford
Carriage overlay surfacing
2023
Wimpson Gardens
Redbridge
Carriage overlay surfacing
2023
North East Close
Sholing
Carriage overlay surfacing
2023
Viceroy Road
Sholing
Carriage overlay surfacing
2023
Carolyn Close
Woolston
Carriage overlay surfacing
2023
Localised carriageway patching worksSHOW
Road
Ward
Work type
Date
Portland Terrace
Bargate
Patching
Completed
West Quay Road
Bargate
Patching
Completed
Dale Valley 2 patch
Bassett
Patching
2023
Burgess Road 1 (Lilac Road)
Bassett
Patching
Completed
Burgess Road 2 (University Road)
Bassett
Patching
Completed
Bevois Valley Road (Cranbury)
Bevois
Patching
2023
Manor Farm Road
Bitterne Park
Patching
2023
Burnett Close
Bitterne Park
Patching
2023
Sandpiper Road
Coxford
Patching
2023
Banister Road
Freemantle
Patching
2023
Wakefield Road
Harefield
Patching
2023
Redbridge Road Off Slip (McDonalds)
Redbridge
Patching
Completed
St Monica/Bay Road
Sholing
Patching
2023
Bay Road and St Monica
Sholing
Patching
2023
Lime Close
Sholing
Patching
2023
Lyndock Place
Woolston
Patching
2023
FootwaysSHOW
Road
Ward
Work type
Date
Bassett Wood Drive
Bassett
Footway Resurfacing
2022-23
Tower Gardens
Bassett
Footway Resurfacing
Completed
Solent Avenue
Bitterne
Pre-patching
2023
Oakwood Drive Cycleway
Coxford
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Dunvegan Drive/Oakwood Drive Footpath
Coxford
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Balmoral Close
Coxford
Pre-patching
2023
Robina Green
Coxford
Pre-patching
2023
Prunus Close
Coxford
Pre-patching
2023
Marne Road
Harefield
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Balaclava Road
Harefield
Pre-patching
2023
Bangor Road
Millbrook
Footway Resurfacing
Completed
Oakley Road (Near Tebourba Way)
Millbrook
Footway Resurfacing
Completed
Potters Court, Wimpson Lane
Millbrook
Accessibility Improvements
2023
Mendip Road
Millbrook
Accessibility Improvements
2023
Paignton Road
Millbrook
Pre-patching
2023
Harlyn Road
Millbrook
Pre-patching
2023
Walnut Grove
Millbrook
Pre-patching
2023
Sea Road
Peartree
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Portswood Road Service Road
Portswood
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Kendal Avenue
Redbridge
Footway Resurfacing
Completed
Lancaster Road
Redbridge
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Kennedy Road
Redbridge
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Oakridge Road
Redbridge
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Lebanon Road
Redbridge
Footway Resurfacing
2023
Sarnia Court, Boniface Crescent
Redbridge
Accessibility Improvements
2023
Nutfield Court
Redbridge
Accessibility Improvements
2022-23
Heyburn Road
Redbridge
Accessibility Improvements
2023
The Grove/Grove Place
Sholing
Pre-patching
2023
Willis Road
Swaythling
Footway Resurfacing
2022-23
For more information
You can report street problems to us. We will notify local residents before works start and ensure that diversions are set up to minimise disruption. For more information regarding prioritisation of future road schemes, please see the Transport Policy page.