Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved a multi‑million‑pound highways capital programme designed to maintain and improve the city’s roads and footpaths over the next three years.
The report sets out a rolling programme of capital investment, providing a long‑term, planned approach to highways maintenance and improvements.
Funding comes from the Department for Transport via the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority and other external funding bodies, such as Active Travel England, as well as the council’s own capital spend.
The approved programme will enable coordinated maintenance of key routes across the city’s transport network, helping to keep Hull moving.
For 2026/27, the first year of the programme, cabinet has agreed to a funding allocation of £ 38.7million. This investment will support a wide range of works across the city, including road and footpath maintenance as well as the delivery of sustainable transport schemes and major road improvements.
Indicative allocations have also been identified for 2027/28 and 2028/29. This forward planning will allow the council to develop, coordinate and deliver future schemes more effectively.
Angela Blake, assistant director of major projects and infrastructure at Hull City Council, said: “This programme has been developed to reflect residents’ priorities and the condition of the transport network, as well as to make it easier and safer for people to get around the city.
“By having a clear, long‑term plan in place, we can keep key routes reliable, maintain our highways to a high standard and deliver improvements that benefit communities across Hull.
“The programme will also support economic growth, improve access to jobs and services and help us move closer to our ambition of becoming a carbon‑neutral city by 2030, while supporting healthier, more active lives.”