Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 June 2007. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Monday, 25 June 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Devon

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make an urgent assessment of the safety of the Devon Expressway between Marsh Mills and Ivybridge.

Answer: The Highways Agency monitors the safety of each section of road and junctions with a view to implementing improvements as priority allows. Accident statistics for this length of road are approximately 10 per cent. lower than national average for trunk road dual carriageways. The Agency is aware of the potential increase in future demand from major developments in and around Plymouth and work is under way to provide improved signing and CCTV monitoring of this corridor as well as to identify local improvement measures as traffic volumes increase.

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