The A382 is a strategically important link to Newton Abbot. The latest improvements will improve safety, help to ease congestion and provide better active travel links by upgrading and re-aligning the road between Forches Cross and Stover (Ice House Copse), and also developing the Jetty Marsh Link Road to connect West Gold’s Way to the A382.
The project includes a combination of road widening, junction improvements and the provision of pedestrian and cycle lanes while also unlocking the development of housing and employment land allocated nearby in the Teignbridge Local Plan.
This will build on the previous improvements to the A382 and the first phase of the link road connecting the A382 to the A383 at Houghton Barton.
Project phases
The initial phase of the scheme from Forches Cross to Whitehill Cross was completed in May 2021.
The remaining elements of the scheme will widen the A382 between Stover (Ice House Copse) and Forches Cross to increase capacity, ease congestion and improve safety. A pedestrian and cycle route will link to Stover School and the A382/A383 Link Road and a new roundabout will be developed north of Forches Cross.
The Jetty Marsh II Link Road connection will provide a new road between Whitehill Cross and West Golds Way, and a shared pedestrian and cycle path will ensure that pedestrians and cyclists will also enjoy better journeys.
A revised full business case was submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT) in March 2025 and they approved funding in July 2025 which should allow construction to start in autumn 2025.
Full Business Case documents:
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- Commercial Dimension : A382 MRN FBC 2025 Commercial Dimension.pdf
- Economic Dimension: A382 MRN FBC 2025 Economic Dimension.pdf
- Executive Summary and Introduction: A382 MRN FBC 2025 Executive Summary and Introduction.pdf
- Financial Dimension: A382 MRN FBC 2025 Financial Dimension.pdf
- Management Dimension : A382 MRN FBC 2025 Management Dimension.pdf
- Strategic Dimension: A382 MRN FBC 2025 Strategic Dimension.pdf