Please provide:
1. Copies of any options appraisal, decision paper or engineering assessment comparing:
a. a full road closure.
b. temporary traffic signals.
c. Phased closures.
d. night-time working.
e. weekend working; and
f. any other delivery options considered.
2. The document(s) recording the final decision to proceed with a full road closure.
Regarding questions 1 and 2, please see these Devon County Council (DCC) webpages for this information:
A382 Traffic Management Journey Time Impact Summary
A382 Traffic Management Scenario Impact Summary
Temporary Prohibition of Through Traffic Notice.
3. The names or job titles (where appropriate) of the officers or committees responsible for approving that decision.
Regarding the names of DCC officers involved in the decision, this information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data).
Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held; however, the Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance release of this information would contravene Principle (a) (Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency) of the UK GDPR and therefore the information is withheld.
In the interests of providing advice and assistance, we can confirm that the decision was made over a series of meetings with local stakeholders; the meetings were not documented. The parties involved were:
Devon County Council Member – Phil Bullivant
Local Businesses
Teigngrace Parish Council
Martin Wrigley MP
Devon County Council Network Coordination Team
Devon County Council – Group Engineer
Devon County Council – Principal Engineer
Devon County Council – Deputy Director, Highways & Infrastructure Development
Devon County Council – Director, Highways & Infrastructure Development
MGroup (Contractor) – Project Manager and Project Director