What will happen to Buses ?
Slapton Ley breach contingency plans & options
A summary response from the Transport Co-ordinators at Devon County Council is as follow :
Education Transport Contract routes
The two main contract routes affected are DART051 and KSB006
DART051 is a 16 seat vehicle that serves Stoke Fleming Primary from Stokenham and Strete. If a road breach were to occur Devon County Council would contact the operator, Tally Ho, to agree a best alternative route. This is likely to be a significant diversion (even though the vehicle size will allow it access the smaller lanes) as the route has to pick up at Coleridge Place which will involve the vehicle doubling back on itself for both outward & inward journeys. The long term effect would be that the route would incur extra costs due to the increase in mileage and time for the journeys. The whole route would need to be reviewed to ensure