Overview
- City of York Council published a £16.5 million maintenance programme for 2026/27 that maps out repairs across roads, footways, drainage and key structures.
- The plan assigns £10.7 million to highway works with set sums for drainage (£1 million), city walls (£550,000), street‑light replacements (£578,000) and bridge maintenance (£1.072 million).
- Funding comes from £8.8 million in the council budget alongside a grant from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.
- Council reports put the maintenance backlog at £102 million, so officials will prioritise schemes by safety risk and by where timely work can extend the life of assets.
- York oversees about 800 km of roads and 1,000 km of footways and holds an amber national rating, which the council says underlines the push for preventative work like surface dressing and permanent pothole repairs.