▁Dev on ▁Link ▁Road ▁was ▁constructed , ▁linking ▁Bar n st ap le ▁with ▁the ▁M 5 ▁motor way , ▁approximately ▁ 4 0   m iles ▁( 6 5   km ) ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁Tra ffic ▁con g estion ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁severe , ▁but ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Bar n st ap le ▁Western ▁B yp ass ▁was ▁opened ▁so ▁traffic ▁heading ▁towards ▁Braun ton ▁and ▁Il fra com be ▁avoid s ▁trav elling ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁over ▁the ▁ancient ▁bridge . ▁The ▁by pass ▁consists ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁new ▁road ▁and ▁a ▁ ▁long , ▁five - span ▁bridge . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁cost ▁£ 4 2   mill ion . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁work , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁main ▁square ▁was ▁re - model led ▁as ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁centre , ▁and ▁The ▁Str and ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁traffic . ▁The ▁A 3 9 , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Highway , ▁follows ▁after ▁the ▁A 3 6 1 ▁to ▁B ide ford ▁and ▁to ▁B ude ▁and ▁then ▁further ▁down ▁towards ▁Corn wall . ▁ ▁The ▁Bar n st ap le ▁bus ▁network ▁is ▁priv at ised ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁many ▁bus ▁operators ▁including ▁Stage co ach ▁South ▁West . ▁The ▁main ▁bus ▁station ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁j unction ▁with ▁Queen ▁Street ▁and ▁Belle ▁M ead ow ▁Drive . ▁ ▁Following ▁frequent ▁bus ▁services ▁operate ▁from ▁Bar n st ap le : ▁▁