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|accessdate=2009-06-06}} (Archived [http://www.webcitation.org/5hL13XLaM here])</ref> A public enquiry was held in 2009. In October 2010 the government refused to fund the scheme<ref>BBC Spoltlight News October 27th 2010</ref> and placed it in a funding pool to compete against 33 other schemes nationwide for a £600 million development fund. In December 2012 the government awarded £74.6 million towards the cost of the bypass and construction |
|accessdate=2009-06-06}} (Archived [http://www.webcitation.org/5hL13XLaM here])</ref> A public enquiry was held in 2009. In October 2010 the government refused to fund the scheme<ref>BBC Spoltlight News October 27th 2010</ref> and placed it in a funding pool to compete against 33 other schemes nationwide for a £600 million development fund. In December 2012 the government awarded £74.6 million towards the cost of the bypass and construction could start in October 2012.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-15951459}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 02:26, 30 November 2011
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| Route information | |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Exeter 50°39′05″N 3°32′29″W / 50.6515°N 3.5413°W |
A38 A381 A3022 A385 | |
| South end | Paignton 50°25′44″N 3°35′20″W / 50.4288°N 3.5890°W |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Primary destinations | Torquay |
| Road network | |
The A380 is a road in South West England, connecting the Torbay area to the A38, and hence to the rest of Great Britain's main road network.
Route
The A380 leaves the A38 at Kennford, some 3 miles (4.8 km) from that road's junction with the M5 motorway, and 6 miles (9.7 km) from the centre of the city of Exeter. It then proceeds in a generally southerly direction, climbing over the Haldon Hills before descending past the towns of Kingsteignton and Newton Abbot, where it meets the A381.[1]
Beyond Newton Abbot, the road passes through the village of Kingskerswell before bypassing the large seaside resort of Torquay. Torquay is served by the A3022 that loops off the A380. The A380 finally ends at Collaton St Mary, 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from Paignton, where it meets the A3022 (again) and the A385.[1]
Kingskerswell bypass
The road is a dual carriageway from the A38 as far as Newton Abbot, but mostly single carriageway thereafter. There were plans to alleviate traffic problems on the stretch of the A380 that runs through Kingskerswell by the construction of a bypass. The proposal awaits authorisation by the Department for Transport, but the provisional timescale indicates that construction should start in 2010, for completion in 2013.[2] In March 2009 it was suggested that with the economic recession there may not be sufficient money left for constructing a bypass, since money was awarded to other road building schemes elsewhere in the UK the previous autumn.[3] A public enquiry was held in 2009. In October 2010 the government refused to fund the scheme[4] and placed it in a funding pool to compete against 33 other schemes nationwide for a £600 million development fund. In December 2012 the government awarded £74.6 million towards the cost of the bypass and construction could start in October 2012.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "A380: Kennford - Collaton St Mary". The Society for All British Road Enthusiasts. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Kingskerswell Bypass Way Forward". Devon County Council. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Shadow minister's fears for 'Kerswell bypass". Herald Express newspaper. Retrieved 2009-06-06. (Archived here)
- ^ BBC Spoltlight News October 27th 2010
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-15951459}}
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