FIGURES from the Department for Transport (Dft) have revealed Worcestershire’s roads are among the best in the country.
Main roads in the county are ranked among the top 25 per cent of local authorities in England.
Worcestershire’s B and C roads have also been judged to be up there with the best.
Coun Alan Amos, cabinet member with responsibility for highways, said: “You only have to travel to some of the counties close to Worcestershire to see how good our roads really are compared to the rest.
“I am delighted that the quality of our roads is being recognised by the Department for Transport.
“But I am not going to allow us to become complacent.
“The quality of Worcestershire’s roads will continue to be a priority for us.
“We are investing millions of pounds into reducing congestion and an additional £12million into our Driving Home programme.”
According to the latest transport statistics, published by DfT, Worcestershire County Council treats considerably more A roads than the national average.
The authority has also treated more kilometres than the national average when it comes to the rest of the road network.
All local authorities across England monitor the state of their roads.
It is done through a combination of hi-tech machines and visual surveys to show where maintenance work is required.
These findings are then reported to DfT from which council league tables are produced.
In Worcestershire alone there are more than 4,000km of roads.
Of these, around 14 per cent are A roads, almost ten per cent are B roads while the county has more than 1,000km of C roads which are made up of country lanes and roads on housing estates.
