December 2025
A382 improvement scheme on schedule Good progress is being made on the A382 improvements, and the project is on schedule despite the heavy downpours over the last couple of months. The landscape has changed dramatically with the level being reduced by five metres in some places – that’s around the same height as a double decker bus. Exeter Road and Whitehills Road have been removed, and the new roundabout has been formed, ready for drainage to be installed. The foundation to the embankment of the new link road has been constructed and the excavations for two new culverts to drain away excess water are complete. Drainage, kerbing and footway preparation has also been completed outside the MG Garage, ready for resurfacing. Find out more on our news pages and you can sign up for email bulletin updates here.
October – November 2025
The first timelapse shows the work that has been going on to construct the roundabout at Whitehills between October and November. The video shows the change in ground levels and stone being brought in to form the base of the road.
The timelapse below shows the construction of the drainage blanket which will sit beneath the embankment. The blanket is formed from stone placed on the ground and we will insert drainage through it to help the settlement of the embankment.
The image below shows an image from drone footage of the A382 with design overlayed.
The two images below highlight drone photos of the site before work started and when work is in progress, visible early November after works commenced.
September 2025
A382 improvements underway Work has started on improvements to the A382, with the road now closed at the Whitehills junction for around 11 months. The £50 million scheme aims to help ease congestion, improve safety and encourage active travel. It will upgrade and re-align the A382 between Forches Cross and Stover (Ice House Copse) and develop the Jetty Marsh Link road and Whitehills roundabout. Once the roundabout at Whitehills is complete, the work will move to Forches Cross, where there will be a further closure for 12 months. For more information please visit our news pages. Plans for construction work on A382 improvements A public information event will be held next week (Tuesday 9 September) about the upcoming A382 improvements near Newton Abbot. Plans will be on show at Newton Abbot Town Council offices, Newton’s Place, from 2pm-7pm on Tuesday 9 September, where people will have the opportunity to speak to the project team. For more information please visit our news pages.
July 2025
A382 upgrade set to get underway this autumn after DfT funding confirmation The Department for Transport (DfT) has approved the Full Business Case for improvements to the A382 near Newton Abbot. The DfT will fund £38.1m towards the £49.5m scheme, with the remaining being funded by Devon County Council and Teignbridge District Council. Works to deliver the scheme will commence in the Autumn of 2025. Find out more on our news pages.
March 2024
Pioneering road scheme relocates 2,000 trees Around 2,000 trees have been relocated as part of pioneering efforts to make the A382 link road development near Newton Abbot the UK’s first “carbon negative” highway. A temporary nursery has been established to house the trees ahead of the start of construction work. Read more on our news pages. https://youtu.be/fjkWQMcbqYo
November 2023
Full Business Case for A382 upgrade gets approval for submission Councillors have approved the submission of the Full Business Case for improvements to the A382 near Newton Abbot. Devon County Council’s Cabinet has endorsed moving ahead with the next stage of the £56 million scheme and the Full Business Case is now expected to be submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT) by the end of the year. Find out more on our news pages.
January 2023
Ambitious project to make A382 link road the UK’s first carbon negative highway Innovative proposals for the A382 link road development near Newton Abbot to become the UK’s first “carbon negative” highway have received Government support. The Live Labs 2 programme, funded by the DfT (Department for Transport) and organised by ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport), has announced that we have been successful in our £3.7 million bid for the project to decarbonise the construction and maintenance of the road. Find out more about the programme on the Devon County Council website.