Additional £3 million agreed to support Devon’s road repairs
Devon County Council’s Cabinet has agreed to allocate an additional £3 million for highways reactive maintenance in the current financial year. The council’s decision today, (Wednesday 11 March), reflects the severe winter weather experienced across Devon and the impact this has had on the county’s extensive road network. The additional funding will help address the […]
Wiltshire and Devon issue tenders for major projects
Wiltshire Council are procuring a contract for the delivery of the M4 Junction 17 improvement works, with a view to awarding the contract in early spring 2026, according to ProContract. Scope of Works The proposed scheme includes:• Installation of traffic signals on all roundabout approaches• Carriageway widening throughout the junction• Increasing the number of traffic […]
Council to trial pothole repair blitz as part of £83 million road maintenance programme
The Devon County Council highways team will carry out a repair blitz on potholes in a few trial areas of the country following a decision by councillors this week. While approving an £83 million programme of capital funded highway maintenance schemes, our Cabinet heard from Councillor Dan Thomas, Cabinet Member for Highways, who stated that […]
Minister sees innovation being used to drive improvement on Devon’s roads
The Minister for the Future of Roads, Lilian Greenwood MP, has been in Devon to see the innovations the council is using to repair our roads. More than 9,500 potholes have been filled across the county so far this financial year and, where possible, the Devon highways teams have also been intervening earlier with repairs […]
Devon streetlight pilot to begin next month
A 12-month trial which will alter the dimming regime of around 80% of Devon’s residential streetlights will get underway next month (April). It follows our pilot last year in Abbotskerswell, Holcombe Rogus, Kingskerswell and Sidmouth, where 550 streetlights underwent earlier switch-off times and additional dimming. The trial is possible thanks to the upgraded technology of […]
Active Streets trial measures in Devon to be removed next week
Temporary traffic filters will be removed from roads in Devon following the completion of a trial. Following the decision by the Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC) earlier this month to suspend the Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders for these roads “as soon as practicable”, officers have been investigating whether planters could remain in place […]