In the neighbouring village of Slapton, Peter Osborne, who volunteers in the community shop, said “very narrow, very windy” roads now had to be used.
“The big lorries that would have normally come along Slapton Line aren’t unable to do so,” he said.
“They’re having to rejig deliveries in smaller trucks and vans – they’ll probably have to put their costs up which goes straight off our bottom line.”
Shirley Sullock, from Slapton, said the closure was affecting children getting to school.
“The buses aren’t just meeting up like they should,” she said.
“The children have been hanging around in places and not getting home on time, so it is a nightmare.”
