A report produced by the Devon County Council Area Engineer (East) into heavy goods vehicles driving through Whimple has recommended rejecting calls to impose weight restrictions on local roads through and around the village.

You can see the full report online at the following location:

The relevant section is reproduced below:

6. Request for a Weight Restriction

It has been suggested that a weight restriction be imposed on the road from Broadclyst, to the Old A30 at the Hand and Pen junction. The signing required for this would very

extensive and is considered to be environmentally unacceptable. It would be difficult to

justify such a large expenditure on a traffic order that is also considered to be extremely

difficult to enforce.

7. Reasons for Reaching the Recommendations

Through the Freight Quality Partnerships, the aim is to help develop an understanding of

freight distribution issues and problems in Devon, and to promote constructive solutions

taking account of the need for access for goods and services and environmental and social concerns

The County Council is currently working with hauliers that operate in the south west via the Freight Quality Partnerships meetings, and will be liaising with the mapping companies that supply the information to the satellite navigation manufacturers with the intention that they can provide a more robust system that gives better information for drivers of large goods vehicles.

The report was discussed at the Devon County Council Highways Committee on Monday 30^th March. As soon as the minutes are published the outcome will be available here on WhimpleOnline.