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 release the details of the successful contractor soon, subject to the Department for Transport\u2019s acceptance of the Full Business Case. Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTRO\u2019s) will be issued shortly to enable the construction work to proceed safely, and we are using this opportunity to remind the public of the traffic restrictions that will occur during the construction period.<\/p>\n
The contract allows for the following durations of road closures and traffic lights. However, this does not mean that the contractor will choose to use them all.<\/p>\n
All of the proposed closure dates will be publicised well in advance by the contractor, with the use of driver information signs, email alerts to website subscribers, social media posts, press releases and notices displayed in local communities. Where possible, the contractor will avoid weekend closures between the start of the school Easter holidays and the end of September. In all but exceptional circumstances (for example if the entire road is blocked whilst a bridge is lifted into place) emergency vehicles will be allowed access through the closed section of road.<\/p>\n
Where the contractor has extensive work to do in an area that is not being widened, and therefore can\u2019t create the space to keep 2 lanes of traffic open, the contract allows the use of traffic lights for limited periods only. These will be:<\/p>\n
To reduce potential delays during peak periods the traffic lights will be manually controlled to optimise the throughput of traffic. All periods of use of traffic lights will go through a formal approval process with DCC and where possible we will avoid bank holiday periods or any major public events.<\/p>\n
If you have previously subscribed to Devon County Council\u2019s updates and want to receive future regular newsletters about the construction of the project between South Molton and Portmore, due to GDPR regulations you will need to subscribe again with Griffiths at\u00a0https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/alungriffiths\/ndlrprojectbulletins<\/a><\/p>\n Local suppliers can find out about the \u201cMeet the contractor\u201d event being arranged by Griffiths at\u00a0https:\/\/community.alungriffiths.co.uk\/projects-in-your-area\/north-devon-link-road\/meet-the-contractor\/<\/a><\/p>\n For more information on the North Devon Link Road project go to:\u00a0https:\/\/community.alungriffiths.co.uk\/projects-in-your-area\/north-devon-link-road\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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