Work on the A361 North Devon Link Road upgrade is accelerating as the project nears its final stages. With the scheme due to be completed in the summer, a big push is being made to complete one of the key … Continue reading
Project progress
Essential work planned for major structures
The North Devon Link Road will be partially closed for a month from Wednesday 11 October to allow essential maintenance work to go ahead. As part of our ongoing scheme to upgrade the A361, contractor Griffiths needs to excavate the … Continue reading
July 2023 Progress Update
The project includes various lengths of widening from two lanes to three lanes, providing overtaking opportunities, improved journey times and network resilience. Junction improvements at Landkey Junction, West Buckland Junction, Hacche Lane and Borners Bridge will give road safety benefits … Continue reading
General update on works up to February 2023
The construction on the ‘Main Works’ widening are some two years into the programme. Most of the work to date has included the detailed design and clearance of vegetation. Other works that have progressed include the widening/lengthening of culverts and … Continue reading
‘Main Works’ contract varied to counter inflationary price rises
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
Update on Phase 2 and 3 of the NDLR Strategy
Since the North Devon Link Road (NDLR) strategy was formulated a number of challenges have evolved. These include carbon impacts and inflationary rises within the construction industry. As part of the Government’s spending review and cut to the National Roads … Continue reading
Second junction of North Devon Link Road upgrade opens
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
First junction of North Devon Link upgrade opens
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 Starts on North Devon Link Road
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
Department for Transport Approve Full Business Case
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