Decade of renewal - roads and pavements
In February 2024, we launched an ambitious 10-year improvement programme to transform our roads and pavements.
Since then, we've more than doubled our annual investment in road and pavement maintenance from £4.75m in 2023/24 to a record £10.25m in 2025/26. This makes ours one of the biggest resurfacing programmes of any London borough.
What we want to achieve
Safe, well-maintained streets mean easier journeys, fewer hazards, and a better quality of life for everyone who lives, works, and travels in Wandsworth.
After years of wear and tear, this programme is dedicated to making our streets safer, smoother, and more accessible.
What we've done so far
A breakdown of the progress we've already made.
Year 1 - 2024/25
- Refurbished 114 roads and pavements
- Invested more than £8m
Year 2 - 2025/26
We're investing a record investment of £10.25m. This extra investment is paid for by funds we collect and manage from property developers.
It will fund:
- More than 136,000 m² of road resurfacing
- Over 60,000 m² of pavement refurbishments
- Approximately 1,000 street name sign repairs or replacements, including 400 heritage plates
- 500 streetlight repairs
- Road marking renewals on all classified roads, known as A and B roads
- 1,140 pothole repairs, with 100% of dangerous potholes fixed within 7 days of being reported
We've also received:
- £657,000 from the Department for Transport for roads and pavements repairs
- £200,000 from Transport for London (TfL) to resurface Garratt Lane
This phase will complete by April 2026.
7 rings, 7 days guarantee
Repairing and replacing street name plates, and fixing dangerous reported potholes are part of our 7 rings, 7 days guarantee.
Take a look
See the Decade of Renewal in action. These images show before and after transformations of your roads and pavements.
What else is included
The Decade of Renewal is about more than roads. It includes:
- Building 1,000 new council homes for local families as part of our ambitious Homes for Wandsworth programme
- Achieving a carbon neutral council by 2030 - we've already secured £4.5m in external funding to make our buildings greener
- Creating cleaner, greener, and safer neighbourhoods through our Cleaner Borough Plan and Future Streets Strategy