County Council Asks Utility Companies to Back Roadworks Campaign
- Sep 29
- 1 min read
Officials at the county council have written to utility companies asking them to get behind their new approach to roadworks.
The approach will impose stricter rules on utility companies who need access to the road network and use fines to encourage compliance.
Current laws prioritise utility works and third-party access to road networks, often with very little notice given to county councils. The council wants to work with utility companies to ensure their work is completed as quickly as possible and to a sufficient standard.
To address congestion caused by roadworks on major networks in Staffordshire, the council is refraining from adding any new non-essential works in heavily disrupted areas unless it can be shown that the works will not further impact key routes.
Emergency works such as water and gas leaks will still go ahead as these cannot be stopped, but the authority has asked the major utility companies to reduce how long they take in repairing them.
County Council Asks Utility Companies to Back Roadworks Campaign - created 27.9.25
