THREE roads in Middlewich will benefit from resurfacing work as part of a £6.5million council investment in the borough’s highways.

Rushton Drive, Rutland Drive, and St Ann’s Road, all in Middlewich, have been selected to be resurfaced after Cheshire East Council was given the extra funds towards Cheshire East Highways.

The additional funding has been distributed across roads in Congleton and Knutsford as well as Middlewich.

Cheshire East has already invested more than £25million since 2013 to repair and improve the local road network, resulting in resurfacing more than 400km of roads across 359 sites.

Highway condition surveys have been undertaken to provide a priority list for resurfacing works in 2015/16 and the three roads in Middlewich were identified.

Councillor David Topping, cabinet member in charge of service commissioning, said: “This is more really great news for our local road users across the borough.

“There is robust evidence that our substantial highways investment programme is paying real dividends, but we will not allow ourselves any complacency despite an 83 per cent reduction in pothole complaints over the last three years.

“This council has already directed huge resources towards highways maintenance and pothole repairs and this extra funding will help support our commitment to improving the condition of our extensive roads network.

“Our inspection teams constantly monitor our roads to identify any problems. We also value comments and reports from the public to ensure the service is meeting resident’s needs.

“This investment shows, once again, this Council’s commitment to putting residents first.”

To report a highways fault or problem, visit the council’s website at cheshireeast.gov.uk