Less than a third of people who were asked to comment on the state of the Isle of Man’s roads did so.

That’s according to the Isle of Man Government which has published the results of last year’s Highway Satisfaction Survey.

3,300 surveys were sent out to random addresses on Island in July 2018 – under 1,000 responses were received.

The survey, commissioned by the UK’s National Highways and Transport Network, asked for opinions on road condition, maintenance, congestion and provision of bus and taxi services.

Infrastructure Minister Ray Harmer says: ”These detailed results will allow the department to set benchmarks against which we can measure ourselves in the years ahead, as well as highlighting those areas of improvement and where there is clearly more work to be done.

“In particular it was gratifying to see the positive response to accessibility as well as the class-leading ranking for public transport.

“We have already earmarked walking and cycling as priority areas, with Active Travel funding secured over the next four years, a review of the pedestrian environment already in place to identify problem areas plus new routes being established for walking and cycling.

“The survey is clear evidence that we have made the right decision to invest in these areas.

“Highway maintenance remains a hot topic as the survey has confirmed. 

“We are spending an additional ?1.1m this year to improve roads, but we know there is much more to be done to address years of continuing under-investment.

“We now have a robust set of results to allow us to benchmark that performance, and I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the survey.”