The county council executive last week agreed to the cash injection to deal with potholes and other safety defects on Devon’s roads.

A winter of extreme flooding, snow and colder temperatures than the 30-year average has left an estimated damage bill of around £11M.

More than £3M of repairs have been carried out on some of the immediate damage, and that is on top of £700,000 on additional salting, but a further £2M is also needed to prevent increased costs in future.

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