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It will take seven years and £700m to get roads in Wales back to a reasonable condition, a study has revealed.

The Annual Local Authority Maintenance (Alarm) survey looks at the state of roads across the UK.

It found that, on average, they are resurfaced in Wales every 59 years, with 115,000 potholes filled in 2015.

It comes as the Welsh Government announced £28m for transport projects across Wales.

The , carried out by the Asphalt Industry Alliance, also found road users claimed compensation totalling £4m last year.

The figure of 115,000 pothole repairs for 2015 was down 10% on 2014, which was attributed to a mild winter and councils not having the money to pay for repairs.

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Edwina Hart said the money she was announcing would fund 100 schemes "to improve safety, create economic growth and promote active travel".

Among the projects to benefit is the in Swansea, which will get £1.1m to improve access to jobs and services and reduce congestion and air quality problems on the A4067 Neath Road.

Other schemes to benefit include:

Mrs Hart also announced £210,000 to create the role of Traffic Commissioner for Wales and three support staff, subject to UK government approval.

The commissioner's responsibilities would include taking action against and licensing buses, coach and heavy goods vehicle operators, registering bus services and granting licenses.