Posted on Thursday 2nd October 2025
Staffordshire County Council has launched a major new plan to tackle decades of decline in the county’s roads and highways.
The new Road Map to a Better Network sets out how the council will fix more roads, protect vital bridges, and cut the repair backlog, all while delivering better value for money and pushing for fairer funding from government.
It comes as new figures reveal the scale of the challenge: at current funding levels, it would take 181 years to repair every road in Staffordshire, and 515 years to bring all bridges and structures up to standard.
The roadmap includes four key shifts:
- Fixing roads properly – more whole-road repairs to reduce disruption.
- Smarter delivery – using new tech and local teams to cut repeat visits and improve quality.
- Better value – aiming to improve efficiency so more of our budget goes into repairs
- Fighting for Staffordshire – lobbying for long-term investment and fairer funding from Westminster.
Peter Mason, Staffordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Highways, said:
“This roadmap is our commitment to doing things differently. For too long, Staffordshire’s roads have been stuck in a cycle of decline, and residents are rightly frustrated. We want to stop the slide of our roads into decline and turn the tide so residents can see and feel the difference.
“We know that our roads need to be funded properly, and that will be one of our big asks of government. Added to this though, we must ensure we are working as efficiently as possible
“This is about fixing roads properly, saving our structures, and making sure every pound goes further. Staffordshire deserves better — and we’re determined to deliver it.
“Over the coming months as we work to this new roadmap, I hope that residents will start to see a difference. We are also urging local MPs to back our campaign for fairer funding and long-term investment in Staffordshire’s highways.”
A two-page summary of the document can be read here: ROADMAP TO A BETTER NETWORK A4 (2 MB), while the full document can be accessed here: Staffordshire Highways Roadmap to a Better Network 2025 (1.5MB).