AN EXTENSIVE programme of roads maintenance is set to begin as £6.7million is invested in Renfrewshire across 2017-18.

The spend by the local authority represents the largest single investment for maintenance in the roads network and is designed to improve key routes throughout the region.

The strategic roads network has been prioritised including Class A and B roads - as well as roads of local significance to particular communities.

The investment will allow Renfrewshire’s economy to continue to develop whilst freeing up extra resource for residential roads.

Key work programmes have already been registered with the roads commissioner.

This includes the A8 Glasgow Road, Renfrew (Braehead) and A8 Greenock Road, Inchinnan, and those works are scheduled to commence in April.

For more information on roads in the area, visit the local authority’s website www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/roads