Nearly 20 million pounds is to be spent on short-term improvements to the Cullompton junction And North Devon Link Road.
Central government's stumping up the money, after Mid Devon Council argued that growth of both towns needs investment in roads and bridges. Junction 28 of the M5 will eventually have a longer-term upgrade - but it's not clear when that will happen or how much it will cost.
The money received was part of the housing infrastructure fund. The fund was set up to allow investment in physical infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges.
Part of the £10 million will be spent on improving the capacity of junction 28 by creating an additional lane. A whopping £8.2 million of the funding will be spent on the new A361 junction to serve the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension.
Councillor Richard Chesterton, Cabinet Minister for Planning Economy and Regeneration said:
"This is fantastic news for Mid Devon and demonstrates the government's support for Mid Devon in providing infrastructure ahead of growth."
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