Transport and highways
We maintain the network of highways throughout Staffordshire, with responsibility for roads and footpaths and ensure that all forms of transport across Staffordshire work together.
- Description
- Four-way traffic lights could be introduced at a busy crossroads in Burton, to improve road safety and keep traffic flowing.
- Date:
- 16 October 2025
- Description
- A major £1.5 million highways improvement project to resurface one of Tamworth's key routes has completed on schedule.
- Date:
- 13 October 2025
- Description
- A new scheme to improve children's safety and encourage more walking and cycling to and from school is being trialled in Staffordshire.
- Date:
- 10 October 2025
- Description
- A school crossing patrol warden who suffered a massive heart attack while waiting for fish and chips says he "…couldn't wait to get back on the job." Graham Scott, 81, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, has been a school crossing patrol for Staffordshire County Council for 24 years.
- Date:
- 09 October 2025
- Description
- Electric vehicle charging infrastructure plans in Staffordshire using government funding are set to be refocused to reflect the county's rural nature and wider community needs.
- Date:
- 07 October 2025
- Description
- Staffordshire's fleet of gritters and snowploughs have taken to the roads ahead of the coming winter season. Gritting crews gathered together to test their routes, fit snowploughs and ensure all equipment is in peak condition and ready to keep the county moving when the bad weather hits.
- Date:
- 07 October 2025
- Description
- A major upgrade to a main road junction in Lichfield to provide access to a new housing development will be completed in December.
- Date:
- 02 October 2025
- Description
- 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.
- Date:
- 02 October 2025