South West England was badly hit by storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra, which brought heavy rain and flooding last month. The A379 in Devon has been destroyed.
That’s a natural spit of land (there is another technical term if it has land at both ends I think?). It was there, and flat, so they built the road on it. It wasn’t built for the road. (…probably)
But hey, who cares about tarmac, exhaust fumes, tyre microplastics, brake dust, and potential oil leaks and debris from accidents in a nature reserve and area of special scientific interest?
Plus, the terrain near the coast here is an absolute bastard for point-to-point roads.
You’d struggle to make the alternative road any more efficient than the existing b-roads.
Doesn’t the road there serve as a barrier to protect the rest of the coast line behind it from erosion?
However, if that were the case why is it not a proper damn? Hmmmm
That’s a natural spit of land (there is another technical term if it has land at both ends I think?). It was there, and flat, so they built the road on it. It wasn’t built for the road. (…probably)
Aye, however reading this I’m even more convinced putting a road there is idiotic, considering the environmental uniqueness of the area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapton_Ley
But hey, who cares about tarmac, exhaust fumes, tyre microplastics, brake dust, and potential oil leaks and debris from accidents in a nature reserve and area of special scientific interest?
Plus, the terrain near the coast here is an absolute bastard for point-to-point roads.
You’d struggle to make the alternative road any more efficient than the existing b-roads.