Devon County Council

Devon funds £24m freeport road

16/04/2024

Councillors in Devon have given the go-ahead to a £24m road, largely funded by the county council’s own borrowing.

Devon 'pushing boundaries' with gully sensors

01/02/2024

Devon County Council has launched an 18-month trial of gully sensors that aims to investigate how smart technology can help reduce the impact of flooding across the county.

Devon pioneers standardised data approach to carbon reduction

04/08/2022

Devon County Council is helping pioneer a standardised approach to highways carbon emissions with the creation of a data dashboard and best practice guidance.

Devon's A382 scheme gets £38m MRN cash

25/05/2021

Devon County Council has confirmed the go-ahead of a £45m road scheme after the Government pledged £38m in major road network (MRN) funding.

Devon link road scheme gets approval with reduced pricetag

10/11/2020

Ministers have approved £60m towards a major upgrade of a section of the A361 North Devon Link Road, the cost of which has fallen by around £25m since the summer.

Grayling makes Slapton repair a special case with £2.5m pledge

07/03/2018

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has pledged £2.5m to help Devon County Council repair the storm-damaged A379 at Slapton.

SWH and local SME win places across £20m Devon framework

01/03/2018

Eurovia subsidiary South West Highways is in line to carry out minor highways improvement works across Devon after securing a place on all six lots of a county council framework worth up to £20m.

Councils battle to keep roads open as Emma meets the Beast

01/03/2018

Councils across the country have been battling to keep their highway networks operating safely as the most severe threat of snow moved from Scotland and the North East to Wales and South West England.

Volunteers carrying out pothole repairs in Devon

10/10/2016

Volunteers are being trained on how to carry out minor pothole repairs as part of Devon County Council’s £100,000 Community Road Warden scheme.

SWH wins Plymouth highways contract

22/09/2016

Plymouth City Council has appointed South West Highways (SWH) as the new contractor for its highways maintenance services.

Devon CC unveils A30 plans

03/08/2016

Devon County Council has unveiled three potential route options to improve the first section of the A30/A303 between Honiton and Ilminster.

£110m bypass opens in South Devon

22/02/2016

A new £110 million bypass that is expected to carry 35,000 vehicles a day has been officially opened in South Devon.

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