Project progress

The ‘Main Works’ element for the project was tendered during 2019/20, with submission of tenders in mid-March 2020. This was prior to the impacts of Covid-19 being understood. During the tender appraisal process, the contractors were asked if they wanted … Continue reading →

As part of the overall NDLR project, the second of the ‘minor junctions’ has been completed at Buckleigh Junction on the A39. The upgrade has seen this priority junction remodelled into a signalised junction with new kerbing, signals, streetlighting and … Continue reading →

Improvements to Westleigh Junction have been completed and the upgraded layout is now open to traffic.  The upgrade scheme has created an additional ahead lane in the westbound direction to increase capacity at the signalised junction during peak hours. This is … Continue reading →

Work has started on the major upgrade of the North Devon Link Road. A turf cutting was carried out by Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development, to mark the start of the A361 improvements … Continue reading →

The North Devon Link Road improvements scheme has today been approved by the Department for Transport. The announcement by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed £60 million of Department for Transport (DfT) funding for the project and has been welcomed by … Continue reading →

Devon County Council (DCC) is making progress on construction arrangements for the North Devon Link Road widening and junction improvements. A contractor has been selected to undertake the construction work on the main section of the Scheme. We hope to … Continue reading →

The Full Business Case for the North Devon Link Road improvements will be submitted to the Department for Transport next month after gaining approval from Devon County Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 8 July. Councillors backed the submission for the £93 … Continue reading →

Plans to improve the North Devon Link Road continue to be progressed at pace, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the project remains on track to submit a Full Business Case to the Department for Transport in August 2020. … Continue reading →

Planting of around 20,000 trees and shrubs is underway as part of advanced work being undertaken ahead of the start of the main improvements to the North Devon Link Road. Devon County Council Chairman John Mathews was joined by North … Continue reading →

A planning application has been submitted for proposed improvements at Bishop’s Tawton roundabout. Bishop’s Tawton is one of seven junctions planned to be improved as part of the multi-million scheme to upgrade the A361 North Devon Link Road between South … Continue reading →