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More than £500,000 will be spent to help Derby's drivers spend less time sat at traffic lights.

The Department for Transport is awarding Derby City Council £570,000 to invest in its network of signals.

The money will be used to "upgrade and optimise" the city's lights.

The aim is to improve traffic flow and stop jams forming - with a report to Thursday's cabinet meeting saying most of Derby's lights are not working as well as they should be.

It says: "Technology can be used to manage flow intelligently, reduce queuing, reduce the time drivers spend at red lights and generally speed up journeys.

"Many traffic signals have not been updated since they were introduced, leading to longer waits than necessary."

As well as making life easier for drivers, reducing people's time waiting at lights and in queues will have a benefit for air quality, it adds.

The money will also be used to install more energy-efficient equipment.

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