Major Infrastructure Investment for Wandsworth's Roads and Pavements
Wandsworth Council has announced a substantial £10.3 million investment for the resurfacing of roads and pavements across the borough during the 2026-27 financial year. This initiative is a key component of an ambitious decade-long program, totaling £100 million, aimed at revitalizing the local highway network from 2024 to 2034.
A Decade of Transformation
The council launched this record-breaking investment scheme in 2024-25 with an initial £8 million allocation, which was increased to £10.3 million for 2025-26. Moving forward, the authority plans to maintain this £10.3 million annual expenditure for the remainder of the ten-year period to systematically upgrade Wandsworth's extensive highways infrastructure.
A recent report from council officers emphasized that this sustained investment is designed to reverse the decline of the borough's highway network, a challenge faced nationally as budgets tighten. The program is expected to deliver significant long-term improvements, substantially reducing the need for reactive maintenance, enhancing public safety, decreasing resident complaints, and lowering the number of accident and injury claims.
"The availability of a safe and serviceable highway network is essential to allow ready access around and through the borough, as well as providing access to residents and businesses. Wandsworth’s economic vitality depends upon highway links that are safe and fit for purpose. The management of this valuable asset is, therefore, one of the utmost importance," the council report stated.
Scope and Responsibility
Wandsworth encompasses approximately 440 kilometers of roads. The local council is responsible for maintaining about 93 percent of this highway network, while Transport for London (TfL) manages the remaining 7 percent. The newly published report details the specific carriageways and footways scheduled for resurfacing in the upcoming year.
The council's cabinet is set to make a final decision on approving the proposed list of works during a meeting scheduled for February 23.
Comprehensive List of Proposed Resurfacing Works for 2026-27
Proposed Pavement Resurfacing Locations
- Acanthus Road: Lavender Hill to the cul-de-sac
- Alfriston Road: Wakehurst Road to Chatto Road
- Balham Park Road: Heslop Road to Boundaries Road
- Bartholomew Close: Flats 49-59 to the cul-de-sac
- Beauchamp Road: St John's Road to Lavender Hill
- Blenkarne Road: Thurleigh Road to Bolingbroke Grove
- Brenda Road: Beechcroft Road to Langroyd Road
- Brocklebank Road: Swaffield Road to Earlsfield Road
- Brougham Street: Reform Street to the cul-de-sac
- Broughton Street: Ingelow Road to Eversleigh Road
- Burfield Close: Wimbledon Road to parking at the end
- Burntwood Grange Road: Ellerton Road to O/S no. 75
- Campen Close: Victoria Drive to the cul-de-sac
- Candahar Road: Khyber Road to Kerrison Road
- Castello Avenue: Hazelwell Road to Chartfield Avenue
- Cheriton Square: Elmfield Road West to Elmfield Road East
- Chestnut Grove: Endlesham Road to Nightingale Square
- Coalecroft Road: Howards Lane to Hazlewell Road
- Collamore Avenue: Sandgate Lane to Burntwood Close
- Dagnall Street: Culvert Road to Austin Road
- Daylesford Avenue: Upper Richmond Road to Langside Avenue
- East Hill Estate link footpaths: Footpaths beside 28 Bartholomew Close
- Eatonville Road: Trinity Road to Upper Tooting Park
- Elborough Street: Brookwood Road to Replingham Road
- Fishponds Road: Hebdon Road to Broadwater Road
- Glycena Road: Lavender Hill to Grayshott Road
- Hebdon Road: Upper Tooting Road to Fishponds Road
- Hoyle Road: Tooting High Street to Effort Street
- Khyber Road: Candahar Road to Falcon Road
- Larpent Avenue: Hazlewell Road to Chartfield Avenue
- Lingwell Road: Hebdon Road to Glenburnie Road
- Longbeach Road: Lavender Hill to Thirsk Road
- Longstone Road: Nimrod Road to Furzedown Drive
- Mallinson Road: Northcote Road to Leathwaite Road
- Maskell Road: Garratt Lane to St Martin's Way
- Mellison Road: Himley Road to Mitcham Road
- Melrose Road: Cromer Villas Road to Gressenhall Road
- Merton Road: Southfields Road to West Hill
- Morella Road: Bolingbroke Grove to Hendrick Avenue
- Mount Angelus Road: Danebury Avenue to Laverstoke Gardens
- Odger Street: Sheepcote Lane to Burns Road
- Orbel Street: Shuttleworth Road to Octavia Street
- Petersfield Rise: Bessborough Road to the cul-de-sac
- Ranmere Street: Ormeley Road to Laitwood Road
- Ravensbury Road: Ravensbury Terrace to Acuba Road
- Ritherdon Road: Balham High Road to Manville Road
- Rockland Road: Oxford Road to Winthorpe Road
- Rossdale Road: Clarendon Drive to Hotham Road
- Spring Passage: Lower Richmond Road to Putney Embankment
- Strathblaine Road: Strath Terrace to Vardens Road
- Sutherland Grove: Augustus Road to Skeena Hill
- Tregarvon Road: Clapham Common north side to Marmion Road
- West drive: Ullathorne Road to North Drive
- Wilna Road: Winfrith Road to Brocklebank Road
- Winders Road: Shuttleworth Road to the cul-de-sac
- Wolftencroft Close: Ingrave Street to the cul de sac
Proposed Road Resurfacing Locations
- Abercombie Street: Battersea Pk Rd to Atherton St/Latchmere Rd
- Acanthus Road: Lavender Hill to the cul-de-sac
- Acuba Road: Penwith Road to Ravensbury Road
- Albert Bridge Road A3031: Borough boundary to Albany Mansions
- Albert Bridge Road A3031: Prince of Wales Drive to 81/81A
- Alton Road: Holybourne Avenue to bend adj to Ibsley Gardens
- Battersea High Street: Shuttleworth Road to Battersea Square
- Bedford Hill B242: Elmfield Road to Culverden Road
- Blackshaw Road: A24 to Kenlor Road 2nd junction
- Bolingbroke Grove: Battersea Rise Cemetry to Bramfield Road
- Bordon Walk: Holybourne Avenue to Hersham Close
- Brierley Road: Fontenoy Road to Dornton Road
- Charlwood Road: Upper Richmond Road to near Clarendon Drive
- Chetwode Road: Trinity Road to Holdernesse Road
- Clairview Road: Furzedown Road to Thrale Road
- Crealock Street: Aslett Street to Allfarthing Lane
- Dagnall Street: Culvert Road to Austin Road
- Darien Road: Winstanley Road to Carmichael Close
- Derinton Road: Blakenham Road to Upper Tooting Road
- Farlton Road: Farlton Road to Atheldene Road
- Galgate Close
- George Wyver Close: Beaumont Road to George Wyver Close
- Godley Road: Godley Road to Tilehurst Road
- Gwalior Road: Lacy Road to Felsham Road
- Hambledon Road: Pulborough Road to Wimbledon Park Road
- Hersham Close: Holybourne Avenue to the end
- Huntspill Street: Garratt Lane to Aboyne Road
- Innes Gardens: Tildesley Road to Cortis Road
- Kathleen Road: Lavender Hill to Latchmere Road
- Kennet Close: Maysoule Road to the end
- Lavender Walk: Lavender Hill to Battersea Rise
- Longley Road: Charlmont Road to A24 Tooting High Street
- Lydden Road: Lydden Grove to Garratt Lane
- Lynwood Road: Blakenham Road to Upper Tooting Road
- Merton Road A218: Kimber Road to Brookwood Road
- Montfort Place: Princes Way to Windlesham Grove
- Montholme Road: Broomwood Road to Thurleigh Road
- Montolieu Gardens: Luttrell Ave to Larpent Ave SW
- Morris Gardens: West Hill Road (South) to West Hill Road (North)
- Nimrod Road: Southcroft Road to Welham Road
- Oberstein Road: Louvaine Road to Plough Terrace
- Petergate: York Road to the cul-de-sac
- Price Close: Upper Tooting Road to the end
- Pulborough Road: Wimbledon Park Road to Granville Road
- Ramsden Road: Norgrave Street to Balham High Road
- Ravenswood Road: Cavendish Road to Balham High Road
- Recovery Street: Tooting High Street to the end at no.16
- Ribblesdale Road: Thrale Road to Moyser Road
- Roseneath Road: Wroughton Road to Baldwin Road
- Routh Road: Lyford Road to Trinity Road
- Severus Road: St Johns Hill to Eckstein Road
- Shipka Road: Bedford Hill to Rossiter Road
- St Simons Avenue: Chartfield Avenue to Hazelwell Road
- Stormont Road: Lavender Hill to Clapham Common north side
- Terrapin Road: Bushnell Road to Bedford Hill
- Trinity Crescent: Trinity Road to Balham High Road
- Vermont Road to Iron Mill Road
- Vicarage Crescent B305: Lombard Road to Westbridge Road
- Viewfield Road: West Hill Road to Granville Road
- Westhorpe Road: Felsham Road to Hotham Road
- Wickersley Road: Eversleigh Road to the end
- Wontner Road: Boundaries Road to Upper Tooting Park
Contingency Planning
The council has also indicated that reserve schemes may be advanced if additional funding becomes available or if there is a necessity to replace any of the approved works. This flexible approach ensures the program can adapt to changing circumstances and maximize the impact of the investment on Wandsworth's transportation infrastructure.
