Find out more about the types of road defects we look for in our Road Defects - Mini Guide.  

Road maintenance and repairs

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Road closures and diversions

Any works on the public highway must have an approved permit before they start. This includes works being carried out on our behalf by our service provider, Ringway and Streetworks. Streetworks are carried out by utility companies, developers and other organisations that are regulated to work on the highway. Find out more about Streetworks and how these works are coordinated and planned in our Streetworks - Mini Guide.

You can view all approved permits for MK on one.network

This is a national site used by all highways authorities that shows road closures including who is responsible for the works, where and when they are taking place and a description of the work. You will also be able to check for road closures for events and any diversion routes that may be linked to a closure.

Emergency works tend to be carried out within a few hours so are not listed on the site.

One.Network is updated every few minutes so the details you will see is the latest information. Hover over the icons to see who is responsible for the works and when they will start and end.  Any diversion routes are shown too.

You can also set an alert to notify you of any works in your chosen location. You will need to create an account to do this which is free to use.

We usually notify residents by letter who live in the immediate area of a roadworks site in advance of works taking place including any closures and the dates and times. For some types of work, like resurfacing, lining or gully cleaning please do not park your vehicle in the work area.

For information and advice for residents about road closures, click on our information sheets below:

Information for residents - planned works coming up in your area

Resurfacing works

We regularly inspect the road, redways and footways to check for any defects. We also use AI software to scan the road surface condition and this data is used by our engineers to plan where larger works including resurfacing schemes need to be done. 

There are different types of resurfacing methods that we use depending on the type of surface, the volume of traffic  and the existing condition of the surface. You can also find out more about surfacing treatments in our Road Surface Treatments - Mini Guide or read the short summary below:

Surfacing

Surfacing involves removing (planing) the existing road surface and laying a new hot bituminous material layer to the same level.

Surface Dressing

Surface dressing involves applying a thin coating of bitumen on the existing surface after which stone chippings are spread and rolled into the surface.

Micro Asphalt

Micro-Asphalt surfacing involves spreading a fine cold mixed thin asphalt over the existing road surface.

Elastomac

This is a new, innovative treatment that uses recycled material made from old tyres and road surface scrapings. The material is heated to a high temperature and poured into the pothole. The material then fills the pothole and cools sealing it and forming a waterproof membrane. 

'GripFibre'

GripFibre surfacing involves spreading high performance cold mixed thin asphalt strengthened by fibres over the existing road surface. You can find out more about this technique in the video below.

Asphalt Preservation

This is a preventative maintenance treatment for asphalt which works through the application of a bituminous product spray applied to the road surface; it acts to preserve and protect, helping to seal the existing surface against water which can help to prevent potholes forming.

Recycling

This involves the removal of the existing road surface, processing the material, adding new bituminous binder, then relaying the recycled material as a new layer.

Retexturing

Retexturing involves the mechanical reworking of an existing surface to improve its frictional skid resistance. In addition to improving road safety, the re-use of the road surface via re-texturing considerably reduces resource and energy consumption.

High Friction Surfaces

High friction surfacing is available as hot or cold applied systems. Cold applied involves the even application of a tough liquid binder onto the road surface followed by the application of calcined bauxite aggregate. Hot applied systems involve the application of a hot pre-mixed material consisting of binder and calcined bauxite.