Durham County Council has appointed long-serving member of staff Stephen Jones as the strategic highways manager for the county.
Mr Jones has worked for the council for the past 21 years.
He started in 2005 as a traffic engineer and has since worked his way through roles including highway design engineer, road and streetworks co-ordination engineer, road and streetworks co-ordination team leader and highways network manager.
Sharing the news on social media, Mr Jones said: ‘I'm proud to share that I'll be starting a new role as Strategic Highways Manager at Durham County Council.
‘After many years working within highways and streetworks, this represents a significant career milestone and an exciting new challenge.'
