ALTON'S roads will be in for some major repair work over the coming months, the county council has revealed.
A total of £47,000 has been allocated for repairs to the town's roads, which will delight local residents and councillors who have been campaigning for improved roads and trying to get some positive action.
Work has already started on Butts Road and Anstey Road and according to the county council orders have already been submitted for work to Whitedown Lane, between The Butts and Basingstoke Road, the A339 between The Butts and Medstead Road C26 Medstead Road through Beech, the B3349 Basingstoke Road, Lenten Street, High Street, Wilsom Road, Ashdell Road, Lower Turk Street and Chawton Park Road.
In addition to these, the county council has confirmed that orders are about to go in for work to the following roads: London Road (Holybourne), Anstey Lane, Plovers Way, Geales Crescent, Old Odiham Road, Paper Mill Lane, Market Street and Windmill Lane.
Although the county council can't guarantee when the repair work will start, a spokesperson indicated that "as the orders have been put in, work should start fairly soon".