Multimillion pound resurfacing programme reveals roadmap to safer streets and smoother journeys in Redbridge

Multimillion pound resurfacing programme reveals roadmap to safer streets and smoother journeys in Redbridge

A £4.2m programme of road and footway resurfacing works is being rolled out across Redbridge over this year and next, helping create safer roads and smoother journeys for local people.

More than 50 areas across the borough will benefit from the council funded road resurfacing programme, which started earlier this month with works taking place on Atherton Road in Fullwell, and Beattyville Gardens in Barkingside. 

The resurfacing works for 2025/26 are part of a wider ten-year forward plan pledging significant continued investment into the borough’s roads.

Last year under the promise the council resurfaced over 51,700 square meters of roadway, which is the equivalent of 198 tennis courts.

The rollout of the £4.2m road resurfacing works was also part of large-scale investment plans, set out by Redbridge Council’s Highway’s Team in their Capital Works Programme report for 2025/26, which was officially given the green light at Tuesday’s (29 April) Cabinet Meeting.

The report for Cabinet showcases a series of highways projects - supported through council and external funding - aimed at tackling priorities important to local people, including road safety, public safety, reducing the risk of local flooding, and boosting access to greener and more sustainable travel choices in Redbridge.

Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability, Cllr Jo Blackman said: “We know that good quality roads and pavements are important to local people, and potholes are a regular source of frustration. This capital investment is therefore very welcome and builds on a strong track record of delivering initiatives, including road resurfacing schemes, which make Redbridge a safer, cleaner, and greener place to live. These works are crucial to maintaining and developing our borough to meet a wide range of local needs.” 

Alongside resurfacing works to improve local roads and pavements, other schemes highlighted in the Highways Capital Works Programme report, include:

Creating Safer roads - A £1.857million package of traffic calming and road safety measures, made up of £1m council funding, alongside £0.857m in external funding is being rolled out across the borough over 2025/26 to help reduce the risk of road related accidents. The 2025/26 funding marks the start of the Council’s multi-year road safety programme, which will see further continued investment into road safety in the borough in the coming years.  

Roads earmarked for action were selected based on detailed data analysis, local people flagging concerns, previous rates of incidents, as well as careful assessment to ensure road safety measures are being installed where it is most needed in the borough. Initiatives include speed restrictions, speed humps, signalised crossings, zebra crossing and junction improvements. The Council will be investing just under £14m over the next nine years to make its roads safer as a commitment in trying to deliver the Mayor of London’s Vision Zero, which aims to eradicate road related fatalities and serious injuries by 2041.

Reducing flood risks - 13 new flood alleviation schemes are set to go ahead backed through a £1million funding pot. It will see flood risk reduction works being ramped up in a number of areas around the borough that have previously been prone to flooding, including Seven Kings, Clayhall and Fullwell. The new schemes follow hot on the heels of several other successfully implemented flood alleviation works, which combined have helped temporarily store or divert 380,000 litres of rainwater away from local sewer systems, preventing sewers from becoming overwhelmed – one of the leading causes of local flooding. 380,000 litres of rainwater is the equivalent to 15,200 five-minute showers being taken with a typical electric shower! The move to build Redbridge’s resilience to flooding comes as the risk of flash floods occurring more frequently increases because of climate change. Over the next ten years the Council will be investing just over £11m into schemes that help reduce local flood risks to protect local homes and businesses from flooding. Find out more about recent flood risk reduction schemes in Redbridge: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/crime-and-public-safety/flooding/reducing-flood-risk-case-studies-and-innovation/

Boosting greener, sustainable travel options – As part of the continued expansion of Redbridge’s EV network at least 1000 EV charge points will have been installed across the borough by 2026, and local people will never be more than a five minute walk away from an EV charge point by the end of next year. These additional charge points are being installed at no cost to the Council and are fully funded through multimillion pound grants secured through the Council’s Highways Team. Significant external investment is also being made into Cycle Network Development in the borough. These include improving cycling routes, investing in cycle training in the community to boost riding confidence, and installing racks and lockers around Redbridge for the safe storage of bicycles.

To view the Highways Capital works Programme report, or for more information about the projects being funded go to: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/media/13162/highways-capital-works-programme-2025-26.pdf