Kit PetersSWANSEA: Extra £2m for the city’s roads — and the £686k that unlocks a long-awaited flood fix
Swansea‘s roads are in line for another £2m of repairs, with councillors also asked to put up £686,000 that would unlock nearly £4m of Welsh Government cash to tackle a stream that floods homes at Blackpill.
The spending goes before a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, on top of the £3.468m already set aside for highways this year.
Of the extra £2m, £1m would go on carriageway resurfacing, £300,000 on junctions and roundabouts, and £700,000 on urgent small-scale repairs reacting to roads as they deteriorate.
It adds to a run of road spending in the city, including the £20m investment in the road network announced last year and the winter repair blitz that brought in extra crews.
The council says its infrastructure needs significant investment and that there is a major backlog of work to clear.
The flood money is the standout item. The £686,000 is being lined up as match funding for a long-planned scheme to re-engineer Brockhole Stream.
The stream runs down through Clyne Gardens and under Mumbles Road onto the beach, and a small number of nearby properties have been hit by flash-flooding in heavy rain.
Brockhole Stream running through Clyne Gardens (Image: John Gutai)The council’s £686,000 would draw down a £3.874m Welsh Government grant, with the contribution spread across 2026-27 and 2027-28.
The Welsh Government’s flood programme for 2026-27 lists £1.52m for the Brockhole construction this year, with 17 properties expected to benefit once it is finished.
It is one of several Swansea drainage schemes in the pipeline, following the design grants the council secured to work up flood projects across the city.
Others moving through design include West Street in Gorseinon, which would protect 65 homes, and Kingrosia Park in Clydach, where 39 properties are at risk. Western Street in Sandfields would cover 17 homes, Beryl Road in Clydach another 11 properties, and the Bellevue watercourse a further 20.
That work follows years of drainage misery across the city, from the long-running chaos at Killay Square to repeated flooding on a key Gower road.
Floodwater covering the junction at Killay Square during heavy rain, leaving vehicles and pedestrians struggling to get through.(Image: Swansea Council)
The roads money comes from a mix of Welsh Government capital grant, a £3m allocation from the Economic Growth Fund, and £7.1m of Welsh Government-backed borrowing aimed at the highways backlog.
But the report carries a clear warning for drivers hoping the pace will hold. It states that no additional highways funding has been approved for 2027-28, meaning budgets will drop back to core levels, with fewer schemes and a smaller small-repairs programme.
The report, by highways maintenance group leader Bob Fenwick, asks councillors to approve the allocations and to hand the head of highways, with the cabinet member’s agreement, the power to decide which schemes get the money.
Cabinet meets on Thursday, 25 June.
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