Work is due to start next month on a £9 million scheme to replace a bridge near Cullompton.
The Baulk Bridge carries the B3181 over the River Culm just south of Cullompton. The structure, which was built in 1924, no longer meets modern standards and needs to be replaced after investigations found it’s suffering from steel corrosion and deteriorating concrete.
Devon County Council has confirmed that a new 45-metre-long culvert will need to be installed in Fore Street in Kingsbridge to replace the existing culvert.
Its latest site investigations have highlighted several complex issues which need to be resolved in order to progress the scheme. However, it cannot say exactly how long the scheme will take to complete due to the amount of...
Around 90 new zero emission buses are to be delivered with £7.53 million of funding awarded to Devon County Council.
The latest Department for Transport investment, which is part of an expansion of existing Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) projects in the South West and South East, has been warmly received by Devon County Council.
A new woodland has been planted at Stover Country Park as part of the Restoring Stover Park project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The three-year project was recently completed, having restored historic features, improved Stover Lake, upgraded paths and trails, and delivered new and improved facilities. The biodiverse woodland, which has been established with the...
Communities hit by flooding as a result of Storm Chandra and recent wet weather are being encouraged to approach the Devon Community Resilience Forum if they need support. The initiative offers two funding schemes: • Help for communities to develop emergency plans, and • Support for small scale works and resilience equipment, which is usually intended for those communities with an emergency...
The closure of the A386 near Weare Giffard will continue for approximately four weeks while a permanent repair scheme is carried out.
The road was closed earlier this month when strong winds during Storm Goretti brought down several large trees on a section of the route between Beam Quarry and Beam House. The uprooted trees also caused a landslip, with mud and debris blocking the...
Stover Country Park near Newton Abbot has launched two new footpaths.
The developments from the latest phase of the Restoring Stover Park Project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, aim to improve the experience for visitors using the park, and to reduce the pressure on the sensitive habitats within the Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The first repairs of a seven-week pothole repair trial have been carried out in Devon.
Work has started on the pilot scheme which will see Devon Highways filling all potholes, not just safety defects, in selected trial areas of the county for the rest of this month and throughout October.
The trial areas cover parts of Barnstaple as well as areas in Hatherleigh, Chagford and...
Devon County Council has announced today (4 September) that it will be embarking on a seven-week trial of changes to its pothole repair procedures.
At today’s Full Council meeting, councillors heard that a pilot will get underway from Monday 15 September in parts of Barnstaple as well as west Devon areas of Hatherleigh, Chagford and North Tawton.
