{
  "metadata": {
    "title": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index",
    "edition": "Q3 2026",
    "datasetVersion": "2025-2026-v1",
    "publishedDate": "2026-07-19",
    "reviewedDate": "2026-07-19",
    "editorialOwner": "Elevyn Technology Group Limited editorial team",
    "scope": "England only. The DfT ratings dataset covers English highway authorities and does not rank Welsh authorities.",
    "methodology": "Fixtyer groups and counts the published DfT overall network-level GREEN, AMBER and RED bands. No weighting, score, ranking or inferred value is added.",
    "limitations": "Ratings are network-level bands. They do not establish notice, negligence, liability, the merits of a particular claim or the condition of a specific road.",
    "editionNote": "Q3 2026 is the Fixtyer publication edition, not a claim that DfT updates quarterly. A new edition can reuse the latest official dataset until DfT publishes a replacement.",
    "correctionUrl": "https://fixtyer.co.uk/data/council-road-maintenance-ratings#corrections",
    "licenseName": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
    "licenseUrl": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.",
    "datasetPath": "/data/council-road-maintenance-ratings",
    "datasetCsvPath": "/data/council-road-maintenance-ratings-2025-2026-v1.csv",
    "datasetJsonPath": "/data/council-road-maintenance-ratings-2025-2026-v1.json",
    "dftSourceUrl": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-road-maintenance-ratings/local-road-maintenance-ratings-2025-to-2026",
    "platforms": [
      "Google AI features",
      "ChatGPT Search",
      "Perplexity",
      "Bing/Copilot"
    ]
  },
  "national": {
    "authorityCount": 154,
    "counts": {
      "green": 16,
      "amber": 125,
      "red": 13
    }
  },
  "regions": [
    {
      "name": "East Midlands",
      "slug": "east-midlands",
      "authorityCount": 10,
      "counts": {
        "green": 0,
        "amber": 7,
        "red": 3
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (East Midlands): 10 rated English highway authorities, 0 GREEN, 7 AMBER and 3 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "East of England",
      "slug": "east-of-england",
      "authorityCount": 11,
      "counts": {
        "green": 1,
        "amber": 8,
        "red": 2
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (East of England): 11 rated English highway authorities, 1 GREEN, 8 AMBER and 2 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "Greater Manchester",
      "slug": "greater-manchester",
      "authorityCount": 10,
      "counts": {
        "green": 2,
        "amber": 7,
        "red": 1
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (Greater Manchester): 10 rated English highway authorities, 2 GREEN, 7 AMBER and 1 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "London",
      "slug": "london",
      "authorityCount": 34,
      "counts": {
        "green": 2,
        "amber": 29,
        "red": 3
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (London): 34 rated English highway authorities, 2 GREEN, 29 AMBER and 3 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "Merseyside",
      "slug": "merseyside",
      "authorityCount": 5,
      "counts": {
        "green": 0,
        "amber": 5,
        "red": 0
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (Merseyside): 5 rated English highway authorities, 0 GREEN, 5 AMBER and 0 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "North East",
      "slug": "north-east",
      "authorityCount": 7,
      "counts": {
        "green": 2,
        "amber": 5,
        "red": 0
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (North East): 7 rated English highway authorities, 2 GREEN, 5 AMBER and 0 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "North West",
      "slug": "north-west",
      "authorityCount": 9,
      "counts": {
        "green": 0,
        "amber": 7,
        "red": 2
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (North West): 9 rated English highway authorities, 0 GREEN, 7 AMBER and 2 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "South East",
      "slug": "south-east",
      "authorityCount": 19,
      "counts": {
        "green": 2,
        "amber": 16,
        "red": 1
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (South East): 19 rated English highway authorities, 2 GREEN, 16 AMBER and 1 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "South West",
      "slug": "south-west",
      "authorityCount": 15,
      "counts": {
        "green": 2,
        "amber": 13,
        "red": 0
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (South West): 15 rated English highway authorities, 2 GREEN, 13 AMBER and 0 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "South Yorkshire",
      "slug": "south-yorkshire",
      "authorityCount": 4,
      "counts": {
        "green": 1,
        "amber": 3,
        "red": 0
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (South Yorkshire): 4 rated English highway authorities, 1 GREEN, 3 AMBER and 0 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tyne and Wear",
      "slug": "tyne-and-wear",
      "authorityCount": 5,
      "counts": {
        "green": 0,
        "amber": 5,
        "red": 0
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (Tyne and Wear): 5 rated English highway authorities, 0 GREEN, 5 AMBER and 0 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "West Midlands",
      "slug": "west-midlands",
      "authorityCount": 14,
      "counts": {
        "green": 3,
        "amber": 11,
        "red": 0
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (West Midlands): 14 rated English highway authorities, 3 GREEN, 11 AMBER and 0 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "West Yorkshire",
      "slug": "west-yorkshire",
      "authorityCount": 5,
      "counts": {
        "green": 1,
        "amber": 4,
        "red": 0
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (West Yorkshire): 5 rated English highway authorities, 1 GREEN, 4 AMBER and 0 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yorkshire and the Humber",
      "slug": "yorkshire-and-the-humber",
      "authorityCount": 6,
      "counts": {
        "green": 0,
        "amber": 5,
        "red": 1
      },
      "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (Yorkshire and the Humber): 6 rated English highway authorities, 0 GREEN, 5 AMBER and 1 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
    }
  ],
  "citation": "Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index, Q3 2026 (England): 154 rated English highway authorities, 16 GREEN, 125 AMBER and 13 RED. Fixtyer deterministic presentation of Department for Transport 2025-2026 rating bands, dataset 2025-2026-v1. https://fixtyer.co.uk/road-maintenance-index"
}