The council says that a wide range of highway related projects are set to benefit from the proposed investment.
In addition to road resurfacing, pavements are also set to be upgraded as part of annual maintenance plans, along with streetlight renewal, bridge maintenance and improvements at the city’s marina.
The Council has already approved £3.468million as part of the recent budget which will help fund the main highway maintenance programme and targets roads already assessed as needing an upgrade.
A recent announcement has also been made in relation to Welsh Government Active Travel funding, where £1.4million previously awarded to the Council, is being spent this year on upgrades to walking and cycling routes through Clyne Valley and along the Tawe Riverside corridor.
Further funding is now proposed as part of the overall £20million investment and is set to be agreed by cabinet at its meeting on March 20.
The latest highways infrastructure maintenance report presented to cabinet next week will seek to approve £11.7million (includes £3.468million budget allocation) worth of investment.
Along with funding the agreed maintenance programme for roads in Swansea, the additional funding will help pay for further pothole repairs and small resurfacing schemes (SRS).
Funding has also been identified as part of the work programme, to upgrade another section of Gower Coast Path between Limeslade and Rotherslade and follows on from recently completed work at the location.
New railings are also being planned at the popular seafront destination of Knab Rock.
A further report to cabinet in March will also seek to approve more than £6million of grant funding for improvements to keys routes in Swansea and the creation of even more walking and cycling routes in the city.
Andrew Stevens, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure, said: “Swansea is a major city with a vast highway network and we recognise the need to invest as much as we can to maintain our roads, footways and other infrastructure such as street lighting, traffic signals and bridges.
“We are making a significant commitment for 2025/26, possibly the largest investment to date, to ensure we can maintain our assets and target areas where the demand on our network is high.
“Severe weather during the previous year has also highlighted areas where we need to improve drainage along our network, so there will be significant investment towards this as well.”
In 2024/25, the council says its highways maintenance teams repaired more than 5000 potholes and resurfaced 13km of main road.
Cllr Stevens, added: “Our maintenance teams worked very hard last year and we expect the same commitment this year. The public has also played their part by reporting potholes and other defects to the council so we can respond as quickly as possible.”
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