Highways maintenance chief Joe Harris says more than 60 road have been resurfaced since the local elections. (Image: GCC)

More than 60 miles of Gloucestershire roads have been resurfaced and 40,000 highway safety defects fixed since the Liberal Democrats took the helm at Shire Hall.

These figures were aired at Gloucestershire County Council’ s cabinet meeting on Monday (November 3) as council chiefs approved their “stronger future, built together’ strategy from 2025 to 2029.

However, highways maintenance cabinet member Joe Harris (LD, Cirencester Park) said the authority has to do more to improve its communications with residents about the disruptive roadworks.

He said the plan is the beginning of the process and they have to get it right over the next four years.

“It’s going to

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