Please provide the following information relating to flooding at Gara Bridge, Totnes on 14 January 2023.
1. Whether this stretch of road was closed at the time of the incident.
Devon County Council can confirm that there are no records of flooding at that location at or around the date in question, therefore the road would not have been closed due to flooding.
2. If so, from what date and time it had been closed – providing copies of all relevant records.
N/A.
3. What steps Devon County Council took to warn road users of the hazard – providing copies of all relevant records.
N/A.
4. What notices were displayed warning road users of the flooding hazard. Please provide photos and marked plan identifying the location of each of the warning signs.
N/A.
5. The date and time from which these notices were displayed and the date and time they were removed from the location – providing copies of all relevant records.
N/A.
6. Details of any other warnings given to motorists of the hazard – e.g. public messages on radio or website.
N/A.
7. What weather information Devon County Council had for this location for the week before the incident and the source of this information – providing copies of all relevant records.
N/A.
8. Whether Devon County Council received reports/complaints from members of the public of this road being flooded and provide us with copies of any reports/complaints received.
N/A.