A £12 million overhaul of Worcestershire's roads has resulted in 31 miles of highways being revamped so far, it has emerged.

Worcestershire County Council has revealed how 3,000 householders in residential areas have benefited from the two-year 'Driving Home' programme since the launch in July.

The mammoth scheme will see a staggering 150 miles of carriageway repaired by 2018, with the work ahead of schedule.

The project is designed to smooth out the condition of roads in residential streets so they compare better with main routes.

Britannia Square in Barbourne, Worcester and Oldbury Road in St John's are among the streets revamped to date, with the council saying almost 50 kilometres of highway have been upgraded so far across all areas of the county.

The scheme is now in Wyre Piddle and over the coming months workers will step up the gas, picking through residential routes across Worcestershire.

The figures come after we revealed how a major county survey of 2,500 people had highlighted fresh concern over the condition of the network.

A senior member of the Conservative leadership at County Hall has insisted the roads in Worcestershire are "some of the best" in the county.

Councillor Marcus Hart, the cabinet member for highways, said: "Worcestershire residents tell us time and time again that roads near to where they live, the roads they travel on every day, are important to them and I'm delighted our Driving Home Programme is delivering results.

"Worcestershire's roads are some of the best in the country and we're committed to keeping them that way, and investing in the roads that matter most to people."

Under the plan a team of workers have been collecting data about the state of residential roads and negotiating with councillors, who have been lobbying to try and get routes near them in the programme.

The fund should be enough to upgrade between 300 and 400 routes by 2018, with bosses taking an unusual approach by making sure the 'most used roads' linking villages and hamlets are included.

We exclusively revealed on Monday how a big county-wide poll of 2,500 people found 50 per cent are "very" or "fairly" dissatisfied about the condition of Worcestershire's roads.

One in every two people cited road and pavement repairs as the thing that needs improving most in the county.

The cash for Driving Home is coming from a mixture of borrowing and money from developers in return for new house building.

It includes all manner of upgrade work from full-scale resurfacing to patching, surface dressing and complete reconstruction.