Pothole repair trials undertaken in Wildmere Road
19/06/2026
The success of the repairs will be monitored over the next two years
The pothole ridden Wildmere Road in Banbury has been used to trial 15 different methods for filling potholes, with the aim of finding the most effective repair.
Oxfordshire County Council and its highways contractor M Group closed off a section of the road to test the different ways of filling in or patching defects.
Some of these methods are already used in the county, whilst others used new technology.
A 700-metre stretch of WIldmere Road was divided into sections with each having a different type of pothole or patch repair carried out to get a direct comparison of the various methods.
The road will be monitored over the next two years to allow comparisons of the type of repair, equipment, material, and labour used, along with the time taken.
Councillor Liz Leffman, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Construction and Repair, said: “We are committed to seeking new and innovative methods of carrying out repairs on our 3,000 mile road network. Technology is changing all the time and it is important to test the latest products to maximise value for money when it comes to highway maintenance.”
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
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