Severe weather traffic and travel updates

High winds and heavy rainfall have caused localised flooding and disruption on many of Devon’s roads today.  

Here are the latest updates from Devon County Council Highways Operations Control Centre:

Update as of 3pm:

Church Road, Newton Abbot - Flooding to property

Flooding on Vaughan Rd Exeter under bridge

Whispers Payhembury -  looding to property

Flooding on Port Road, Dawlish

Sidmouth Road, Farrington - Car stuck

Atherton Way, Tiverton - Flooding to property

Priory Road, Abbotskerswell - Impassable

West Lodge Cross – Rose and Crown Hill Cross, Sandford  - Leat overflowing

Flooding on St Andrews Road, Exeter

Flooding on Buddle Lane, Exeter

No1 Bridge Cottage, Normans Green - Flooding to property

B3193 Bridford, vicinity of Teign House - 200 yards impassable

Flooding on Ashwell Lane, Lustleigh

A373 Honiton  - Closed where it goes over the river Otter                                                            

Riverside Cottage, Rd, Dunchideok - Flooding to property

Flooding on A386 Station Rd, Meeth Okehampton

Flooding on St Olaves Close Exeter

Update at 1.30pm

A396 Stoke Cannon Woods - impassable

A386 Were Gifford Torrington - impassable

A376 Saddlers Arms - impassable

Daisy Mount, Ottery St Mary A30 - impassable

A384 Riverford Bridge - road flooded

B3362 Milton Abbot - road flooded

A3072 North Tawton - road flooded

B3193    Bittaford - road flooded impassable

Knighton Hill, Wembury - Manhole cover missing

Ottery Sy Mary, Washbrook View - Blocked drains

Ford Farm Cottage Bideford   - Blocked Drains

A379 Exminster Rd, by garage - Road flooded

Renney Rd, Heybrook Bay - Road flooding

Lambs Inn – Higher Cross Uffculme - Blocked Drain

Chaynegate Lane, Exeter - Blocked Drain

Station Road, Exton - Road Flooded

Clapper Lane, Honiton - Blocked Drain

Woodbury Salterton, Heathfield cross - Road Flooded

A3072 Newlands Mill North Tawton - Blocked Drain

Milton Damerel Denworthy Cross - Blocked Drain

Ridgeway Ottery St Mary - Road Flooded

Exmouth Road, Lympstone - Blocked Drain

Mandrake Close Exeter - Blocked Drain

Sanddown Lane, Newton St Cyres - Blocked Drain

Past Wolfsgrove Farm, Kingsteighton - Blocked drain

St Olaves Close Exeter   - Blocked drain

Cotmatin Road, Sidmouth - Blocked drain

A373 Godford Cross, to Shoelay Awliscombe -Road flooded

Sidmouth Rd Aylesbeare - Road flooded

Metcombe Cross to Gypsy Corner, Marwood - Road flooded

Marshbarton Road under the bridge - Road flooded

Beacon Lane Exeter nr St Jame’s School - Blocked Drain

Moss Cottage Bickington - Road Flooded

The Avenue Newton Abbot - Road Flooded

Mullicott Cross to Lynton cross West Down - Road Flooded

Alfingtyon Rd Alfington -  Road Flooded

Fenny Bridges  - Road Flooded

Chuley Road, Ashburton - Road Flooded

Lakeham Farm, Higher Ashton - Road Flooded

Westfield to Stoke Cannon Bridge  - Road Flooded

B3227 Depford - earlier tree cleared

Sparkwell Cross, Shipland Sparkwell - Water over cars (all persons recovered)

Tarbuddle Burlescombe-  Road Flooded

Trusham Quarry to Trusham cross roads -  Fallen Tree

A3052 Newland Mill/Debathe Cross - Serious RTC

Disruption to bus services

Flooding has affected bus services across the region. Follow @stagecoachsw on Twitter for the most up to date information or click here.

The latest updates from Stagecoach are as follows:

UPDATE 13.55

Torbay

Seafront reopened 1335 all services returned to normal route

UPDATE 13.25

Exeter/Somerset

Service 20 due to flooding unable to serve Dunkeswell, Hemyock and Culmstock

UPDATE 13.05

Whilst A376 closed bus tickets will be accepted on Exeter-Exmouth train service.

UPDATE 12.55

Exmouth A376 closed by fire brigade at Exton. Severe delays to Stagecoach Gold 57 service.

Known disruptions as of 12.45 today:

Exeter area

Service 56 unable to serve Rockbeare, Marsh Green, West Hill & Gittisham due to flooding, diverting via B3174 London Road & A30

Service 56 not serving Lympstone woodbury & Woodbury Salterton due to flooding

Torbay

Due to high tide and stormy weather the seafront is closed and all services are being diverted via the Ring Road.

North Devon

Service 217 Can not serve Gooseham and Morwenstow due to flooding.

Plymouth

Embankment Road inbound flooded possible delays to 200, X38 and Gold services.

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