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Devon County Council is urging people to take care on Devon’s roads tomorrow morning (Wednesday 25 December).

The authority’s gritters will be out on most of Devon’s main gritting routes from around midnight tonight as freezing conditions are expected from around 5am-9am.

Road surface temperatures are due to drop to around -1.4C, and with a lot of surface water still on parts of the road network, conditions may be icy. Untreated surfaces could be hazardous.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member for Highway Management, said: “We want to make...

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