▲ 55 ▼ Coastal road swept away into the sea in Devon (news.sky.com) submitted 5 months ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 5 months ago (2 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nighed@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) 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) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) 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) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months 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? permalink fedilink source parent