The new Dinan Way extension in Exmouth, Devon will open today as work begins on the final phase of the scheme. However, the next stage will mean some disruption for drivers for the rest of the year.

A short section of the A376 between Courtlands Cross and Courtlands Lane will close to through traffic while the roundabout is completed.

The new 800-metre road will carry traffic in and out of Exmouth while the second new roundabout is finished at the A376 junction. During the closure, vehicles travelling to and from Exmouth town centre will be diverted along the newly completed Dinan Way extension and Hulham Road.

The diversion route will include a number of temporary one-way routes.

These include routes between Hulham Road and Exeter Road via Iona Avenue; between Exeter Road and Hulham Road via Featherbed Lane; and between Pound Lane and Hulham Road via Forton Road/The Marles, Brixington Lane, Jubilee Drive and Dinan Way.

The one-way system, which will be shown in full on the scheme webpage, has been put in place to ensure that most residents can continue to park on the road during the work and to help keep congestion on Hulham Road to a minimum.

There will few parking restrictions but the ones in place will be outside Hulham Road stores and at the nearby junction with Exeter Road, where the road narrows.

There will also be parking restrictions on the A376 between Courtlands Lane junction and Rivermead Avenue. To facilitate footway widening works.

The new road will improve local journeys, support future housing at Goodmores Farm and provide a safer, more reliable route.

The A376 roundabout is one of the most difficult parts of the scheme and has been delayed because of the number of recorded underground utility services in the area that now require diversions.

(Picture: Devon County Council)