Work to repair Rose Hill’s “crumbling” roads is now under way after a £20m regeneration project to build 254 homes on the estate was completed in February.

The project is financed by developers Taylor Wimpey and Oxford City Council as part of an agreement to restore the roads to the condition they were in before building work started in February 2008.

But the project does not represent the complete overhaul of the estate’s roads, which many in Rose Hill would like see.

Lambourn Road was closed on Monday to be resurfaced. Work is expected to finish tomorrow.

Work to repair some sections of Nowell Road also damaged by heavy construction vehicles started on the same day.

In Desborough Crescent, work to repair some sections of road is due to start on Monday, and is expected to last for five days.

Deputy city ccouncil leader Ed Turner said: “Obviously improvements to Rose Hill roads are welcome, but in truth this only scratches the surface of what needs to be done. We need a proper rebuilding of the crumbling roads in Rose Hill.

“The county council need to do the whole of Nowell Road, the whole of Desborough Crescent and Rivermead Road which is in a very poor state as well.

“There has to be a responsibility at the county council to get them done.

“People have told me they’ve had to get new cars, that their suspension has been damaged because of this.

Ranjit Singh, of Turna Superstore in The Oval, said: “It’s good because the road is very bad.

“Some customers are coming in with prams and it is difficult for them.

“When I drive it is very bumpy over there and it’s not good for old people or people in wheelchairs.

Adrian Krajewski, of Desborough Crescent, said: “I know they are resurfacing one of the roads outside my building – it’s very noisy.

“I’m definitely pleased to see some improvements to the roads – particularly Nowell Road. That’s the worst one.”

Rose Hill resident Peter Wilkinson said:“The problem is these roads were built of big concrete slabs and over the years they have been turned into crazy paving.

“Really the only solution is a complete rebuild of the roads and I don’t see that happening imminently.”

Cabinet member for transport Rodney Rose refused to be drawn whether additional roadworks would be carried out in the future.