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Road Maintenance
Devon County Council is the highway authority and responsible for the repair and maintenance of most public roads in Devon. The Highways Agency looks after the motorway and trunk routes and the Torbay and Plymouth Councils are responsible for the roads in their respective areas.
Area Highway Management Offices
Your Area Highway Management Office will be able to assist you with queries regarding road and pavement maintenance, hedge, tree and verge cutting, skips and scaffolding licences, applications for pedestrian crossings and other traffic calming measures. Please select your Highway Management Office from the clickable map for contact information
The County Council's statutory duty as the Highway Authority in maintaining the Highway network is outlined in the Highway Maintenance Objectives and Strategy page.
Fault reporting
If you wish to report a fault, please select the most appropriate link below to complete the relevant online fault reporting form.
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- Report a faulty streetlight
- Report a pothole
- Report a faulty pavement
- Report a faulty drain or ditch
- Report a faulty manhole or drain cover
- Report overgrown hedges or trees
- Report overgrown grass verges
- Report overgrown weeds
- Report a faulty road surface
- Report a faulty cycleway
- Report a dangerous structure or wall
- Report a faulty roadsign
- Report a faulty road marking or cats-eye
- Report flyposting or unauthorised signs
- Report a fault on a bridge
Contact Us
For emergencies please contact the Highway Operations Control Centre (24 hours) Tel : 01392 383329
If you have a comment, query or request about road and pavement repairs in Devon please contact your nearest Area Highway Management Office by selecting your area from the map.