£600,000 to repair potholes

You can’t drive far on our local roads before coming across potholes - the A377 around Umberleigh, for example, is perhaps one of the worst affected.

Devon County Council is responsible for our highways, and now they’ve given the green light to an extra £600,000 to be spent on pothole repairs and drainage.

Council leader John Hart said, “Keeping our roads in a decent state of repair is a neverending job and there is never enough money to complete the job.”

“But it’s vital for all our residents and it’s vital for our businesses. I hope that this extra cash will help us meet people’s expectations.” In 2020, Devon County Council says its contractors repaired nearly 60,000 potholes, with an average repair time of 6.2 working days.

South Molton early February

If you see a pothole our roads you can report it online here:

devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/reporta-problem/report-a-pothole/