Community News pages 50-57 Work starts on A361 upgrade causing major delays A turf cutting ceremony was carried out by Councillor Andrea Davis (pictured right), to mark the start of the £60 million A361 improvements between South Molton and Portmore roundabout at Barnstaple. However, no sooner had work got underway, motorists took to social media complaining of delays of at least an hour getting through the roadworks (photo below). Councillor Davis, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Infrastructure said, “I’m extremely pleased to see the start of work on this vital project, and no doubt these improvements can’t come soon enough for many people. Every effort will be made to minimise traffic delays, but unfortunately it will be unavoidable while this vital work is carried out.” The scheme is expected to take three years to complete. Work is starting in a number of locations which will be widened along the link road, and temporary traffic lights will be in place for the first few weeks while both sides of the carriageway are cleared on these stretches. Once this is done, a two-way traffic flow will be allowed, but a 40mph limit will be introduced as a safety measure.
Traffic on the first day - photo Faye Leworthy
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