Cornwall Council says satisfaction levels have improved across all areas of road maintenance in Cornwall over the last four years.

The results come from this year’s annual national survey on highways and transport services, the National Highways and Transport (NHT) Survey.

112 local authorities across the country took part, with individual households chosen at random providing an independent reflection of local residents’ opinion on roads and transport services 

1,281 people in Cornwall responded to this year’s NHT survey, with 52% expressing their satisfaction with the overall maintenance of Cornwall’s roads – above the national average. 

Two of the top three county councils received a ranking of 53%.

40% of people were satisfied with the overall condition of roads in Cornwall, a 9% increase on the levels in 2013 and putting Cornwall Council 34th out of 112 authorities.

Cornwall ranked 26th in the country for dealing with potholes and damaged roads and 22nd for the speed of repair to damaged roads and pavements.

The survey also asked for the public’s views on street lighting, with 68% expressing satisfaction with the provision of street lighting – ranking 32nd in the country. Cornwall Council ranked the eighth best in the country for providing information on gritting during cold weather. 

Councillor Geoff Brown, the Council’s cabinet member for transport, said: ‘Given the relatively low level of funding available to the council, this shows how we are working hard to deliver value for money and the dedication and hard work of our staff in providing a quality service for local people.

‘We continue to deliver this quality service despite managing with a 60% cut in the highways maintenance budget since 2009, a great credit to the dedication of our officers and Cormac workforce.’