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New footage captures progress on major A30 upgrade in Cornwall

23 February 2024

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New images released by National Highways offer a bird’s eye view of progress on the new A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross route emerging in Cornwall.

Construction on the major road upgrade was initially delayed by the pandemic, and after starting in 2021, the new A30 dual carriageway will be fully opened to traffic later this year, before the summer school holidays.

The objectives of the nine-mile A30 upgrade between the Chiverton Cross and Carland Cross roundabouts are fivefold – to improve safety, reduce congestion and improve journey reliability, improve local connectivity, protect and enhance the environment and promote economic growth within the county.

Since the scheme received its Development Consent Order in 2020, the programme of work had to adapt to the effects of the pandemic and has since been faced with growing weather challenges – including 14 Met Office classified storms between January 2021 and August 2023. Since last August alone there have been an unprecedented total of 10 storms affecting Cornwall.

The original Delivery Plan target date to open the new dual carriageway to traffic was the end of March, but following the impacts of the recent weather, the new road is now forecast to be open for traffic in June.

Work is now progressing towards that new goal, clearly illustrated with images such as the above route view from the new Chybucca junction.

Nick Simmonds Screech, National Highways Project Director, said: “Following a recent review of the programme, we are now on schedule to open the new road to traffic in June, a matter of weeks after our Delivery Plan open-for traffic commitment.

“Given the effects of the pandemic and the delayed start to the construction programme, and against all the challenges thrown at us by recent weather events, we still look on this as an achievement.

“Getting the scheme off the ground during the pandemic was particularly challenging in terms of socially distanced working, virtual meetings and ensuring the safety of the workforce, and despite the weather impacts faced over the course of the scheme, we have made good progress to this point with our principal contractors Costain.

“Once the new dual carriageway’s open, and well before the start of summer school holidays, this will make a significant and positive difference to the journeys of both local communities and businesses, and to the wider travelling public.”

Some key achievements over the last two years include:

• Removal of the ‘Chivvy’ roundabout, Cornwall’s worst accident hot-spot; • Construction of the new Chiverton interchange and flyover; • Construction of the Chybucca junction, allowing for north-south access across the A30; • Installation of the new Tolgroggan bridge near Zelah, and removal of the old bridge; • Construction of the new ‘green bridge’ at Marazanvose, which will see planting to follow later; • Completion of the archaeological excavation and fieldwork; • Completion of heathland translocation work near Carland Cross; • Construction of a bat house and 33 multi-species animal crossing points; • Construction of 16 attenuation points to improve water quality and improve wildlife habitats.

Mr Simmonds-Screech added: “We appreciate the work has had impacts on local communities but through the scheme and other initiatives, we’re aiming to create a lasting legacy for Cornwall.

“The A30 is a vital scheme for Cornwall and the wider South West and we have pushed ahead on this much-needed scheme, competing work so far with minimal disruption to the travelling public and local residents.

“Our work is now largely focused on the eastern section of the scheme around Carland Cross, with some overnight and weekend closures of the A30 programmed until the Open for Traffic date.

“Once the new road is open, the wider project will continue through the year, with ancillary, and finishing-up works, including local authority road refinements, landscaping, planting, Cornish hedging and other environmental and ecological work.”

Rob Taylor, Costain Project Director for the A30, said: “The scale of the scheme has been a massive undertaking, not least because of the delayed start due to the pandemic and the unprecedented weather conditions.

“However, our team and supply chain have risen to the challenge and are on track to deliver a fantastic new dual carriageway that will unlock mobility in the region ahead of the summer holidays.

“The recent Chiverton flyover and Chybucca junction openings represented significant and visible milestones for the project, and we’re now progressing the new Carland junction and the ‘green bridge’ structure at Marazanvose.

In the meantime, people can access more information and further scheme updates at National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross web page .

The cost of developing the scheme is being partly funded by an £8 million contribution from the European Regional Development Fund, with an additional £12 million for the construction phase. The remainder of the cost of developing and delivering the scheme is being funded by central Government.

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