Investment in our roads and footways

A total of £20.4 million investment is being made in Barnsley’s highway network in 2023/24.

The main Highways Capital Programme of £18.4 million was approved by Cabinet on 5 April 2023.

An additional £2 million Principal Roads and Side Streets Programme follows approval in the 2023/24 council budget. Senior highways officers have proposed improvements to carriageways and footways at more than 50 locations across the borough.

This will see work completed in all 21 council wards, and you can see all the works scheduled this year below.

Types of surface treatment

Highway and footway improvements include different treatments used as appropriate following an assessment by highways engineers.

Resurface

Resurfacing is a road maintenance technique. It involves the removal of the top layer of a road surface and replacing it with a new layer.

Surface dress

Surface dressing is a cost-effective road maintenance technique that involves applying a thin layer of bitumen and stone chippings to the surface of a road. Sometimes it is necessary to fill in deeper potholes and defects first, before this process is completed. This is known as patching.

Retread

Retread is a recycling process which reconstructs the entire carriageway surface to a depth of 75mm, recycling the existing carriageway surface without having to remove it from site.

Overlay

This involves laying a new surface over the existing road surface. This is sometimes done when the existing structure is suitable and the kerbs are high enough.

Micro asphalt

Micro asphalt surface treatment is a preventative maintenance treatment. This is used to seal the existing road surface and help to improve the texture of the road. Micro asphalt involves applying a base and top layer of slurry to the existing road surface. This treatment acts as a liquid when first applied, but quickly dries ready for traffic movement.

Potholes

When we carry out repairs to potholes, these are temporary repairs to remove the immediate hazard. These and any subsequent repairs will continue until the road is due for a more permanent repair through our Highways Capital Programme. You can report potholes to us on our dedicated potholes webpage.

Locations

The below locations, listed by ward, are included in the £18.4 million Highways Capital Programme or the additional £2 million Principal Roads and Side Streets Programme. The additional Principal Roads and Side Streets works are marked with a *.

The Highways Capital Programme includes other works not included in the following list. This includes:

  • bridges and structures works
  • road safety schemes
  • accessibility improvements
  • active travel schemes
  • road sign improvements
  • safety barrier replacements

This schedule may be subject to change. A number of factors can impact scheduled works. These may include weather issues, emergency or urgent works taking priority, supply chain issues, works by other groups including utilities, and other major projects. Some treatments can only be completed at certain times of year. The programme does include some works carried over from last year.

Central Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Old Mill Lane Carriageway Barnsley Resurface
Queens Road* Carriageway Barnsley Resurface
Rochester Road Footpath to Rotherham Road* Footway Monk Bretton Resurface
Sackville Street Carriageway Barnsley Resurface
Sheffield Road Footway Barnsley Resurface
Shelley Drive Carriageway Monk Bretton Retread
Upper Sheffield Road Footway Barnsley Resurface
Victoria Road Carriageway Barnsley Resurface
Westway Carriageway Barnsley Resurface
Windsor Crescent Carriageway Monk Bretton Micro asphalt
Bala Street* Carriageway Barnsley Resurface
Dog Lane* Footway Barnsley Resurface
Bridge Street* Footway Barnsley Resurface

Cudworth Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Market Street Footway Cudworth Resurface

Darfield Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Charles Street* Carriageway Middlecliffe Surface dressing
Crooke House Lane Carriageway Darfield Retread
Edderthorpe Lane Carriageway Darfield Retread
John Street* Carriageway Middlecliffe Surface dressing
Mary Street* Carriageway Middlecliffe Surface dressing
Maytree Close Carriageway Darfield Retread
Vicar Road* Footway Darfield Resurface
Windsor Crescent* Carriageway Middlecliffe Surface dressing

Darton East Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Moorcrest Rise Carriageway Staincross Surface dressing
Oaks Farm Drive Footway Darton Resurface
Spark Lane Carriageway Mapplewell Resurface

Darton West Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Dearne Hall Road Carriageway Barugh Resurface
Huddersfield Road* Carriageway Darton Resurface
Junction 38 Roundabout* Footway Haigh Resurface
Mary Street* Carriageway Barugh Green Surface dressing
Ripley Grove Cds Carriageway Redbrook Retread
Barnsley Road* Footway Darton Resurface
Cross Street* Carriageway Barugh Green Surface dressing
Coronation Road* Carriageway Barugh Green Surface dressing

Dearne North Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Clayton Lane Footway Thurnscoe Resurface
Shepherd Lane Footway Thurnscoe Resurface

Dearne South Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
High Street Carriageway Bolton upon Dearne Resurface
Highgate Lane Carriageway Goldthorpe Resurface
Sheaf Crescent* Carriageway Bolton Upon Dearne Surface dressing
Ullswater Close* Carriageway Bolton Upon Dearne Surface dressing
Dove Close* Carriageway Bolton Upon Dearne Surface dressing

Dodworth Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Wareham Grove Carriageway Dodworth Surface dressing

Hoyland Milton Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Tingle Bridge Avenue Carriageway Hemingfield Surface dressing
Tingle Bridge Crescent Carriageway Hemingfield Surface dressing
Valley Way Carriageway Hoyland Surface dressing

Kingstone Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Castle Street Carriageway Barnsley Surface dressing
Dillington Road* Footway Worsbrough Common Resurface
Dodworth Road Carriageway Barnsley Resurface
Essex Road* Footway Worsbrough Common Resurface
Keresforth Hall Road Carriageway Kingstone Resurface
Keresforth Hill Road Carriageway Kingstone Resurface
Keresforth Hill Road cul de sac Carriageway Kingstone Resurface
St Johns Road Footway Barnsley Resurface

Monk Bretton Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Carlton Road Carriageway Smithies Monk Bretton/Old Town/St Helens Resurface
Harwood Terrace Footway Lundwood Resurface
Trueman Terrace Footway Lundwood Resurface

North East Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Barnsley Road Carriageway Brierley Surface dressing
Beech Close* Footway Brierley Resurface
Brierley Road Carriageway Grimethorpe Resurface
Church Street Carriageway Brierley Resurface
Coronation Avenue* Carriageway Shafton Surface dressing
Mount Avenue Footway Grimethorpe Resurface
Queens Drive* Carriageway Shafton Surface dressing
Redthorne Way Carriageway Shafton Surface dressing

Old Town Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Gawber Road Carriageway Gawber Resurface
Stanhope Gardens Carriageway Gawber Micro asphalt
Summer Lane* Footway Barnsley Resurface
Bleasdale Grove Carriageway Smithies Surface dressing
Devonshire Drive Estate Footway Wilthorpe Resurface

Penistone East Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Carr Lane Carriageway Pilley Surface dressing
Cliffe Common Lane Carriageway Crane Moor Retread
Crane Moor Road Carriageway Crane Moor Resurface
Dean Head Lane Carriageway Snowden Hill Surface dressing
Eastfield Lane Carriageway Hood Green Retread
Gudgeon Hole Lane Carriageway Crane Moor Retread
Huskar Close Carriageway Silkstone Surface dressing
Lane Head Road/Cawthorne Road Carriageway Cawthorne Surface dressing
Lidgett Lane Carriageway Pilley Resurface
New Road* Carriageway Tankersley Resurface
Park Lane Carriageway Oxspring Retread
Pinfold Lane Carriageway Thurgoland Surface dressing
Stanhope Avenue Footway Cawthorne Resurface
Towngate Carriageway Silkstone Surface dressing
Bank End Lane* Carriageway High Hoyland Resurface
Blacker Green Lane Carriageway Silkstone Retread

Penistone West Ward​

Road name Type Area Rectification
Coach Gate Lane Carriageway Gunthwaite Surface dressing
Gilbert Hill/Fullshaw Lane (part) Carriageway Langsett Surface dressing
Gunthwaite Lane Carriageway Gunthwaite Overlay
Hartcliff Hill Road Carriageway Penistone Surface dressing
Hartcliff Road Carriageway Penistone  Surface dressing
Keats Grove* Carriageway Penistone Surface dressing
Market Street Carriageway Penistone Resurface
Potters Gate Carriageway Ingbirchworth Surface dressing
Royd Moor Road Carriageway Thurlstone Surface dressing
Sheffield Road* Carriageway Springvale Resurface
Shelley Close* Carriageway Penistone Surface dressing
St Marys Street Carriageway Penistone Resurface
Tennyson Close* Carriageway Penistone Surface dressing
Birds Nest Lane Carriageway Ingbirchworth Surface dressing
Bridge Street Carriageway Penistone Resurface
Chapelfield Lane   Penistone Resurface
Clarel Street* Carriageway Penistone Resurface

Rockingham Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Fairfield* Carriageway Birdwell Surface dressing
Green Springs Avenue* Footway Birdwell Resurface
Martin Close* Carriageway Birdwell Surface dressing
Merlin Close* Carriageway Birdwell Retread
Peregrine Drive* Carriageway Birdwell Retread
Plover Drive* Carriageway Birdwell Surface dressing
Shortwood Close* Carriageway Birdwell Surface dressing
Timothy Wood Avenue* Footway Birdwell Resurface
Winster Close* Carriageway Birdwell Surface dressing
Woodhouse Road* Carriageway Hoyland Surface dressing
Wrens Way* Carriageway Birdwell Surface dressing

Royston Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Ashley Croft* Footway Royston Resurface
Avondale Drive* Carriageway Carlton Surface dressing
Back Poplar Terrace Carriageway Royston Overlay
Haigh Croft Backs with Cedar Close* Footway Royston  Resurface

St Helen's Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Wakefield Road Footway New Lodge Resurface
Warsop Road Footway Athersley Resurface
Laithes Lane* Footway Athersley Resurface
Laithes Lane Service Road Carriageway Athersley Surface dressing

Stairfoot Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Colley Avenue* Carriageway Kendray Retread
Neville Court* Carriageway Wombwell Retread
Smithley Lane (part)* Carriageway Wombwell Retread

Wombwell Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Pit Lane Carriageway Wombwell Retread
Rectory Close Carriageway Wombwell Surface dressing
Smithley Lane Carriageway Wombwell Surface dressing
Summer Lane Carriageway Wombwell Resurface
Wainwright Avenue Carriageway Wombwell Retread

Worsbrough Ward

Road name Type Area Rectification
Bank End Road Carriageway Worsbrough Resurface
Dorchester Place Carriageway Worsbrough Surface dressing
Highstone Lane Passage Footway Ward Green Resurface
Rook Hill Footway Worsbrough Resurface
Rook Hill Carriageway Worsbrough Resurface
Shield Avenue* Footway Worsbrough Resurface
Vernon Road service road bankings Carriageway Worsbrough Resurface
Wellington Crescent Footway Worsbrough Resurface
West Street* Footway Worsbrough Resurface