Fifers are set to be given online updates about how road maintenance work is progressing across the region.
It follows a motion by Conservative councillor Dave Dempsey, who called for information to be posted on Fife Council’s website about repair work to potholes and other road faults.
Mr Dempsey said the move would not only reassure the public that problems on the roads were being fixed, but it would also enhance the council’s image.
He said: “This is not going to fix any potholes, but it will let the public know we are paying attention. It makes people feel so much better if they get some kind of feedback.
“It means that if someone, for example, reports a pothole in the High Street of Burntisland, then they can look it up later and see if it’s been fixed.”
The motion, which was seconded by Andy Heer, was unanimously agreed by councillors during last week’s full Fife Council meeting in Glenrothes.
It stated: “Council recognises the public perception of lack of road maintenance and believes that the availability of online information about reported road faults and the steps being taken to correct them would enhance both the service to the public and the council’s image.
“Council, therefore, requests the relevant services to make this information available as quickly as possible and to consider how such a service could be expanded beyond road faults.”