GD02 – Torbay Western Corridor Capacity Improvements

The scheme provides capacity improvements on the section of the A3022 (to the west of Paignton) from Churscombe Cross in the north to Windy Corner in the south. The scheme includes:

• Road widening with additional lanes, creating 2 lane dual carriageway where possible, increasing

• Junction capacity, provision for off road cycling, enhanced pedestrian route, and new landscaping.

The project is made up of six related improvements along the route:

• Widening of A3022 Brixham Road between Claylands Cross and Roselands Drive, through the  Yalberton Road junction. This will link the junction improvements already completed at  Claylands Cross and Roselands Drive.   It will provide a two lane dual carriageway in both directions, removing short ‘merge’ bottleneck sections between these junctions.

• Widening of A3022 Brixham Road between Roselands Drive and Long Road. This connects the junction improvements at Roselands Drive with those at Long Road and Kingsway Avenue.  This will continue the duelling from the section above, again removing single lane bottlenecks in each direction.

• Widening of A380 Kings Ash Road between Tweenaway Cross and Waterleat Road. This forms an extension of the Tweenaway Cross improvement already completed in the northerly direction.

• Widening of A380 Kings Ash Hill between Churscombe Cross and Spruce Way (Great Parks).This would consist of two lanes north bound and alterations to the existing Churscombe Cross junction.

• Alterations to A3022/A379 Junction ‘Windy Corner’.

• Pedestrian and Cycle enhancement along the route.

Growth Deal funding: £8.25m

Started on site: December 2015

End date: March 2019

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    David Ralph

    Chief Executive

    David Ralph started as Chief Executive of Heart of South West LEP at the beginning of June 2018. Previously, he had spent 5 years as CEO of the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (D2N2) LEP from 2013 where he oversaw the development of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan and sector strategies, 3 Growth Deals with HM Government to deliver a £1billion capital investment programme, securing and implementing £200m ESIF programme, the Derby and Nottingham Enterprise Zone, the D2N2 Skills Deal and Time for Innovation programme, community fund and led the executive team to develop the HS2 East Midlands hub. He was also closely involved in the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal and one of the key architects in establishing the Midlands Engine, chairing the officer steering group. Whilst in this role David was a NED of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, and Marketing NG, the Outer Estates Foundation and a Governor of Nottingham College and on the advisory Board of Nottingham Business School.

    Before the East Midlands, David was CEO of the Have Gateway Partnership working closely with local stakeholders including the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and BT Adadastral Park across Suffolk and Essex and prior to that was Chief Exec of the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities programme in Bristol and the Nelm Development Trust in Norwich.

    David is a keen sailor, walker and trail runner.