North Devon MP Nick Harvey welcomes extra cash for region's roads
North Devon MP Nick Harvey has welcomed government funding of over £9 million to renew and repair Devon’s roads.
The extra capital funding comes as part of a £215m national package to extend the life of roads across the country.
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North Devon MP Nick Harvey
Devon's £9.252 million share will come over the next two years, with DCC receiving just over £6 million this coming financial year and around £3.2m in 2014/15.
Severe weather in July left Devon with a clean-up and repair bill in excess of £5m, and a further £3m worth of damage was caused in November.
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Following the government’s announcement, Mr Harvey said: “This extra financial support is extremely welcome after North Devon’s roads were hit particularly hard this year by flooding, as well as successive harsh winters.
“With over 8,000 miles of roads to maintain, Devon needs consistent financial support in this area. 2011’s one-off Winter Damage Grant payment from the Department for Transport was put to extremely good use and so today’s funding announcement will ensure that this vital work can continue.”
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by Countrylover
Wednesday, December 19 2012, 7:33PM
“If the council cleared the drains regularly then there would not be so much money needed for repairs, there was water pouring down past Trelawneys at Ashford for two weeks in November before it was dealt with despite quite a few people reporting it. They are still blocked when it rains which means the roads are eroding, if we get a hard frost they will get worse. There is a report from floods in Wales that blocked drains was a cause of flooding which meant floodwater could not get to the flood plains. This is also felt by Gloucester residents to be the case with the floods in Gloucester a few years back. Of course councils and planners will never admit this, its more important to build unwanted houses where they ignore this and is likely to flood anyway.”