ROADS in Wiltshire continue to cause headaches for drivers, who have slammed work being done by the council.

Less than half of residents, 47 per cent, feel that road maintenance is good enough, with other issues such as potholes and road safety also not meeting public expectations.

When asked to describe the state of the roads, Peter Binley, head of highways asset management and commissioning, said: “The standards of roads go up and down. Compared to ten years ago, the roads have improved significantly. However we have had a severe winter that has seen potholes increase from 6,000 to 10,000.

"We need a large amount of money to keep the roads maintained.”

Figures released under the Wiltshire Highways performance management framework, in Wiltshire there were 174 serious injuries or deaths across the county’s roads, 18 fewer than last year.

Cllr Jacqui Lay said the county should be working to eradicating all serious injuries and deaths on the roads.

Chairman Mathew Dean welcomed reduction of fatal injuries on roads.

Parvis Khansari, director of highways and transport said: “There are many ways to lower accident rates. There is education, enforcement and engineering. We engineer the roads and improvements and carry out education work. The police do enforcement. There are many many factors to reducing the trend of road accidents and thankfully this is going in the right direction.”