REVISED traffic calming plans to make Meavy Lane in Yelverton safer by reducing the speed and volume of traffic on the narrow lane will be unveiled next week.

Villagers who have expressed concern at the speed of vehicles, especially big lorries, using the lane, will get a chance to inspect the new plans at a consultation meeting next Tuesday.

The traffic calming measures will include a 20mph speed limit from the beginning of the narrow lane to the junction of Gratton Lane and footway construction and a couple of road humps on the first part of the road.

Further up the road, virtual footway markings will be used to make the road more pedestrian friendly.

The revised plans have been drawn up following detailed consultations with Dartmoor National Park Authority, the police and local councillors.

The National Park Authority rejected earlier proposals which had included traffic calming measures along Gratton Lane as well as Meavy Lane as being ?too urban?.

Devon County Cllr Gretta Madigan said: ?I feel it is very important that all of the local people know exactly what is going on and are able to comment on it. I have been approached by a lot of people who want to see traffic calming there.?

Cllr Madigan said the speed of quarry lorries was a major concern for pedestrians walking along the lane.

?Ideally, I would have liked to have seen a ban on lorries using the lane,? she said.

However, Cllr Madigan said local quarries were working on a code of conduct to minimise heavy traffic using the lane, which offered a possible solution.

The exhibition, to give members of the community a chance to inspect the traffic calming plans, is being held during the afternoon and evening, next Tuesday, October 29. A member of County Highways staff will be present to discuss any technical issues.

Mike Parnell, Devon County Council local services officer, said following the exhibition, provided there was a general acceptance to the proposals, it would be necessary to advertise some elements of the works, enabling those who could not attend to comment in writing.

Mr Parnell acknowledged in a letter to residents that the road surface in Meavy Lane was ?deteriorating?.

Mr Parnell said it was intended the resurfacing and the installation of traffic calming would be carried out simultaneously in order to reduce disruptions to residents and traffic.

If a consensus view on traffic calming is not reached, it will be necessary to carry out resurfacing work at the earliest opportunity to prevent the road deteriorating further, he said.

A public meeting to discuss proposed highway improvements in Meavy Lane a year ago was well-attended.

However, earlier this year, residents complained there had been a lack of action on the two major traffic problems they had identified in the lane ? rush hour commuters using the route to get to and from Ivybridge and the A38 and the number of heavy quarry lorries using the narrow lane.

The exhibition is open to everyone and takes place at the Yelverton War Memorial Hall, between 2pm and 8pm on Tuesday, October 29.