TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM SHOWS HOW COUNCILS PERFORMING

STAFFORDSHIRE'S pothole-riddled roads have been given a damning verdict in a new traffic light ratings system.

- By HAYLEY PARKER

Drivers across England can now see how well their local highway authority is tackling what the government has called the 'pothole plague' after the government released a map ranking how well each council is dealing with road maintenance.

All 154 local highway authorities have been given a red, amber or green score based on current road conditions and how effectively they are spending government funding to fix defects and invest in long-term measures to maintain roads.

Both Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council ranked as 'amber' - along with 124 others in England.

Breaking down its ranking, Staffordshire was 'green' in the spend scorecard category and 'amber' in the condition scorecard and best practice categories. Stoke-on-Trent was handed the same ratings.