“The DfT rating is erroneously based on Bolton’s highways spending up to June 2025, rather than our projected spend for the whole financial year”, the spokesperson added.
The department rated 154 local highway authorities as red, amber or green and has launched a new mapping tool to allow drivers to see how each area is performing.
The vast majority of councils across the country were rated as amber, meaning they were patching up roads and had preventative measures in place but there was still room for improvement.
Tasha Southern, aged 34, from Darcy Lever said: “It’s ridiculous, you’ve got about three or four potholes on Long Lane and they’re deep.
“I’ve got a bad back and if you’re in a car, hitting a pothole jerks you hard.”