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Devon County Council is calling for more volunteers to join its community road warden scheme as the initiative marks ten years since it was rolled out across the county. The scheme supports volunteers to carry out minor local highways work including weed clearance, grass cutting, sign cleaning and small drainage work.
Volunteer road wardens can also request training to carry out small pothole repairs, with materials paid for by Devon County Council. Around 140 towns and parishes across Devon are already involved in the scheme, which the council says helps local communities deal with priority maintenance issues.
Cabinet member for highways Dan Thomas said Devon’s 8,000-mile road network was the largest of any authority in the country. He said road wardens do not replace the council’s highways teams, which continue to repair potholes classed as safety defects.