31st August: These are the roadworks taking place in Milton Keynes this week

Sunday, 29 August 2021 14:27

Milton Keynes Council has published a list of roadworks that will be carried out this week, with some road and lane closures likely.

Road repairs including potholes

31 August:

Fishermead - Penryn Avenue

Fishermead - Porthleven Place

1 September:

Fishermead - Perran Avenue

3 September:

Fishermead - Padstow Avenue and Perran Avenue

Grip Fiber

9 - 10 September:

Stony Stratford - Queen Eleanor Street

In other news, the local authority has published a list of roads that will be resurfaced in September. Highways teams will be using Gripfibre, a micro-surfacing that has a "high skid resistance", to resurface the roads.

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