Road maintenance

Lancashire has over 4,400 miles of roads, including 294,000 drains, 148,000 streetlights, and 3,000 bridges.

We know that safe and reliable journeys are a top priority for our residents and businesses.

We're committed to:

• investing in timely repairs and maintenance

• coordinating roadworks as effectively as possible

• keeping you informed when our work could affect your journey

We receive funding from the Department for Transport to maintain Lancashire's highways – which includes roads and pavements, streetlights, traffic signals, bridges and other infrastructure.

While we must respond to emerging issues such as potholes to keep our roads safe, we aim to spend as much of our budget as possible on planned maintenance to prevent potholes appearing in the first place.

You can find out more about this in our local highways maintenance report. This is information we're required to publish by the Department for Transport, to help local taxpayers see the difference that funding is making in their area.

See our ongoing programme of improvements to roads and pavements

What you need to know when we’re working on your road

How we prioritise repairs and the types of treatment we use

We’re always looking to work smarter and take advantage of new developments in technology to improve the way we maintain our roads, make our budget stretch further and reduce our carbon output.

Multevo

A new contract started in summer 2025 with Blackburn-based Multevo is reshaping how we repair our roads.

A single, streamlined, contract with one provider saves time and money over paying several contractors by the day.

Innovation is embedded in the contract and will see Multevo develop and introduce new technologies as they're developed. The repairs are also backed by a workmanship warranty meaning that if work needs to be redone it will be at no extra cost to the taxpayer.

A new type of pothole repair machine developed by Multevo is now in use, which recycles existing materials to provide a long-lasting repair, driving the cost and environmental impact of each repair down by minimising the need for new materials. Watch our video if you’d like to know more.

Artificial intelligence

We’re piloting the use of AI technology to improve the way we inspect our roads for any defects which need to be fixed.

We’re currently training the AI to identify defects from video footage. As it learns, our aim is for the technology to support trained inspectors to accurately plot, and order works for repair, automating activities which currently rely on manned inspections.