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Coastal road swept away into the sea in Devon (news.sky.com)
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[-] Zombie@feddit.uk 24 points 1 day ago

In the photograph I noticed there's water either side of the road, so I looked it up on a map and it's such a dumb fucking stretch of road. Of course the sea will take it!

Why waste money rebuilding it over and over when they could make an inland road that serves the same route?

Highlighted the road in red for visibility.

[-] mjr@infosec.pub 2 points 14 hours ago

Because that's a freshwater lake on the inland side with interesting wildlife. Letting the sea in is a big call.

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

Somebody aught Torcross that Strete and give that up Start a Slapton

[-] Zombie@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

Dun Point fingers at them, they'll get Cross!

[-] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 day ago

Doesn’t the road there serve as a barrier to protect the rest of the coast line behind it from erosion?

However, if that were the case why is it not a proper damn? Hmmmm

[-] Nighed@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

That's a natural spit of land (there is another technical term if it has land at both ends I think?). It was there, and flat, so they built the road on it. It wasn't built for the road. (....probably)

[-] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 21 hours ago

Aye, however reading this I'm even more convinced putting a road there is idiotic, considering the environmental uniqueness of the area.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapton_Ley

But hey, who cares about tarmac, exhaust fumes, tyre microplastics, brake dust, and potential oil leaks and debris from accidents in a nature reserve and area of special scientific interest?

[-] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

Plus, the terrain near the coast here is an absolute bastard for point-to-point roads.
You'd struggle to make the alternative road any more efficient than the existing b-roads.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 9 points 1 day ago

I think I've seen worse potholes than that.

[-] absquatulate@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Hm, doesn't look much worse than some of the B roads i've driven there

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Looks like a landscape from Death Stranding.

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