Crap Towns / South Lanarkshire / Road condition
How bad are the roads in South Lanarkshire?
In 2025-26, 27% of South Lanarkshire council's A roads, 31% of its B and C roads and 33% of its unclassified roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across Scotland the figures were 30%, 33% and 36%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figures were 22%, 30% and 37%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22% | 30% | 37% |
| 2016-17 | 23% | 31% | 35% |
| 2017-18 | 23% | 31% | 33% |
| 2018-19 | 23% | 31% | 32% |
| 2019-20 | 23% | 31% | 30% |
| 2020-21 | 24% | 32% | 31% |
| 2021-22 | 24% | 30% | 30% |
| 2022-23 | 24% | 31% | 32% |
| 2023-24 | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 28% | 33% | 32% |
| 2025-26 | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Renfrewshire | 20% | 25% | 36% |
| North Lanarkshire | 24% | 30% | 33% |
| South Lanarkshire | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Glasgow City | 35% | 28% | 31% |
| Across Scotland | 30% | 33% | 36% |