Zebra crossing to be installed outside Witheridge School

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The money for the work has come from developers of new housing, the Local Democracy Reporting service said

A new zebra crossing will be installed outside a Devon village school after concerns over road safety.

The £77,000 scheme on Fore Street in Witheridge will also involve the construction of two new bus shelters.

A report to North Devon highways and traffic orders committee said the crossing had been a long-standing request from Witheridge School.

The money for the work has come from developers of new housing, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

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