The huge investment, to prepare the county’s roads for the winter, will be considered by Cambridgeshire County Council’s extra-ordinary Highways and Transport Committee on July 28.
The planned work will include road patching, sealing and surfacing work.
Last winter, extended cold snaps and heavy rainfall led to a sharp rise in potholes and road defects across Cambridgeshire’s roads.
The planned programme will deliver an extra 30km of preventative highway maintenance across the county, ahead of the colder, wetter weather expected this winter.
The proposed works include additional maintenance to the A1307 Hills Road Cambridge, the A1301 Cambridge Road in Great Shelford, the A142 Ely Road in Soham the A1123 Hill Row Causeway in Haddenham, the A605 in Elton and the B1099 Upwell Road in March.
The council plans to use techniques including large-scale mastic screed repairs, and structural patching as well as crack sealing to protect roads before defects form.
If approved, the programme will run from August 2026 to March 2027.
Councillor Robin Wyatt, Vice-Chair of the Highways and Transport Committee, said: “Residents have been clear that improving the condition of our roads is priority and we hope this proposal for further investment shows we are listening to people’s concerns and learning from previous years.
“By acting now—before winter hits—we can protect our roads and make journeys better for everyone.
“This extra investment combined with our refreshed, prevention-focussed approach to asset management is a way we can deliver better value for money and help create a fairer and more sustainable Cambridgeshire for everyone.
“Highways across our area have been underfunded for decades.
“This is why we’re making record levels of investment in our road network and tackling the issue of Cambridgeshire’s aging roads through innovative solutions and preventative works.”
The Council will also run a pothole innovation trial in October, which will test new equipment and materials to identify the most effective approaches for future highway maintenance.
The Council has said they will be creating a dedicated webpage which will provide regular updates on the scheme.