Work aims to delay potholes forming for 10 years
Westmorland and Furness CouncilWork has begun on a £3.4m project to seal 67 miles (108km) of road with a treatment to designed to stop potholes.
Westmorland and Furness Council said the work on 60 roads will seal surfaces to stop water seeping in, protecting them from wet and freezing weather.
It claimed the treatment - which sees hot bitumen sprayed on to the road, followed by a layer of stone chippings pressed to form a hard-wearing surface - could delay the development of potholes for up to 10 years.
The council's cabinet member for highways, Peter Thornton, said the work would prevent "minor issues from escalating into bigger problems".
The council said minimal delays would be expected during the work and traffic would be allowed back on to the new surface immediately, but at a reduced speed, to help bed the chippings in.
A final sweep of each carriageway will be carried out seven days after the sealant is applied and the roads will then receive new markings.
Signs will be put up and leaflets distributed to homes two weeks before work begins at each location.
