Alphington Road and Alphington Street, which are one of the busiest routes in Exeter, are to be re-surfaced and upgraded. The work is due to start in the New Year and will cost in the region of £750,000. This includes a new enhanced crossing, new pavements, improved cycle tracks, and the cost of acquiring the necessary land to allow for the widening of the road outbound between Marsh Barton and Alphington Cross. Its anticipated that this will take two months, and because the road is so busy, most work will be done between 7pm and 2am with the noisiest work having to finish by 11pm.

St Thomas City and County Councillor Rob Hannaford adds, “Overall I welcome the fact that full road resurfacing will take place, in addition to helping drivers, it will also help reduce noise from vehicles travelling over potholes and loose manhole covers, which are regular complaints from local residents in this part of St Thomas. The main feature of these changes is the much needed upgraded pedestrian crossing near Aldi and B&Q, that many residents have been lobbying me for over many years, and I hope it will greatly help improve matters.”

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