17:40 GMT
Kirk England
BBC South West environment and tourism correspondent
Six weeks after part of the A379 at Torcross was washed away, Stokenham residents Yvette Duncan and Laura Seddon said they felt “let down” over the progress being made on repairing the “crucial” coastal road.
“It’s still really sad and for people that live here, it is still very much at the forefront of our minds”, Duncan explained.
I met the friends as they walked along the coast at Slapton, next to the now closed road.
“We feel let down,” Duncan continued.
“We’ve known for years this could happen but there seems to be no plan in place.”
She said repairs to the road would be “money well spent”.
“We realise this is going to take time and it is not a sprint it’s a marathon but we all really hope the best possible outcome happens, and that is to restore it and get back to how it was,” she added.
Devon County Council said it could cost £18m to repair the road and has asked the government to help cover the cost.
The Environment Agency estimates it could cost more than £10m to improve the village sea defences.
In a statement, the Department for Transport said: “We know the storm damage to the A379 is a big shock to residents in Devon, and we are working with the county council as it determines its next steps.
“We are providing over £443 million for roads maintenance in the area over the next four years, along with £667 million across the UK into protecting communities from the sea.”