Four key ideas revealed in bid to improve standards of Lincolnshire’s roadsWith the state of roads high on the agenda, here's how leaders are planning to tackle itView Image Workers during a surface dressing programme in 2023 (Image: Lincolnshire County Council)A new strategy to tackle some of Lincolnshire’s smaller, unclassified roads has been approved in a bid to improve standards. One of the big focuses of the next three years will be to bring unclassified roads – which are often used for local access – up to scratch. ‌Just over 21 per cent of unclassified roads currently require some sort of maintenance. The average age of traffic lights is 26 years, which means it becomes more difficult to repair malfunctions when they happen. AI could also be used to gather traffic data and maximise the time spent on green lights.

Source: Daily Mirror April 10, 2026 14:31 UTC