Roads being cleared after weekend floods

Monday, 30 September 2024 16:33

By Chris Collman

Torrential rain, high winds and flooding made it a busy weekend for Devon County Council’s highways teams.

The clear up across the county is largely complete, with Trafalgar Way, Axminster, and Weycroft bridge on the A358 among the last roads to have re-opened this afternoon.

Highways officers have continued scouting the network today and although the A3052 at Boshill Hill, near Colyford, is currently closed it is expected to open later today.

Yesterday, East Devon was badly hit as the River Axe burst its banks. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service responded to a number of vehicles stranded in floodwater at Weycroft Bridge near Axminster.

A number of roads across the county were also blocked by trees and large branches brought down by the strong winds yesterday. Trees have been cleared from the A373 Awliscombe, A39 Mullacott Cross, A3079 Halwill Junction, Woolbrook Road in Sidmouth, B3212 Dunsford Road, B3212 Yelverton and Coronation Road in Totnes.

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