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A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross
Improvement Scheme
Issue 6 2018
Scheme update
We’re pleased to announce that our proposals
for a road improvement scheme on the A30
between Chiverton and Carland Cross have now
been accepted by the Planning Inspectorate
for formal examination. This is an important
milestone for the scheme as it signifies a huge
step towards delivering improvements that will
transform connectivity across Cornwall, while
reducing congestion, improving safety and
boosting the regional economy.
We’ve produced a short summary of the key
themes raised at our consultation earlier this year
and our final proposals. You can view this on our
scheme webpage at
www.highwaysengland.co.uk/A30Chiverton
We’ll also be holding a public drop-in event on
23 October at Truro College, from 2pm till 8pm
where you’ll be able to view the documents that
we submitted as part of our application to the
Planning Inspectorate. You’ll also be able to meet
the project team who will be on hand to explain
the final proposals.
Gaining insight: the visitor’s Surveys showed that the majority of people Visitors praised improvements to the A30 in
perspective would be put off a shorter break by severe traffic; recent years, although the remaining single
and one in three people’s holidays have been carriageway stretch still raised frustration and
directly affected by traffic on the A30. safety concerns.
August 2018 67.27%
Severe traffic would stop me coming for a long weekend July 2018 59.76%
Severe traffic would stop me coming for a August 2018 67.88%
week’s holiday July 2018 60.98%
August 2018 32.12%
Traffic affected my plans to visit tourist atttractions July 2018 33.54%
Traffic affected my holiday planning - when, where, how August 2018 30.91%
long to stay July 2018 29.88%
“It would be safer for everybody and get traffic
flowing much, much quicker and save that
The rush these extended breaks cause over
bottleneck, wouldn’t it?” – Alister, engineer “The sections where it goes from two lanes to
summer holidays is difficult for the region’s
existing infrastructure to cope with, and causes one lane are quite dangerous and also, they
an unpredictable income for its tourism industry. cause such holdups that it makes people’s
This summer, we carried out research to gather lives… miserable,” said Helen, a farmer
insight on how it feels to travel to, from and Making Cornwall feel like an easier place to travelling to Cornwall for Boardmasters
around Cornwall during peak season. get to will not only provide more sustainability festival. “…Being stuck in traffic on the A30
to the tourism industry by encouraging short means that I am very choosy about when I
Tourism is a major part of Cornwall’s economy breaks year-round, but also serve to diversify the come to Cornwall, or if I come to Cornwall,”
– one in three households in the county are Cornish economy with a more attractive offer to she added.
dependent on tourism, according to Visit investors and businesses. The proposed route
Cornwall’s widely cited research. But with parts will boost Cornwall’s economy; every £1 put
of its road network causing serious congestion into the scheme is set to return approximately You can watch a short video about visitors’
and contributing to its reputation as a difficult £4 back to the region through increased experiences of the A30 between Chiverton and
place to get to, most people only travel to during accessibility into, out of and around the region. Carland Cross at
peak season for extended breaks. www.highwaysengland.co.uk/A30Chiverton
Building on our relationship with arts and maths activities in the context of the Next steps
the community scheme), we’re currently looking at a number of Now that the Planning Inspectorate has accepted
Throughout the coming year, we’re committed to projects with an environmental and cycling safety our application for formal examination, we will be
building on the relationships that we’ve already focus that we’re planning to deliver over the working with them closely to prepare for
formed through consultation and over the coming months. the examination.
summer by volunteering in community projects,
and at a number of events and festivals. Known as Designated Funds projects, these The Planning Inspectorates’ examination is
mini-schemes will be carried out completely expected to begin in early 2019, and will last
We will be seeking further opportunities to attend separately to the A30 Chiverton to Carland approximately six months. To find out how to get
events over the autumn. Up-to-date information Cross improvement scheme. This means that involved at this stage you can visit the Planning
on all the events in Cornwall Highways England the outcome of the Planning Inspectorate Inspectorate’s website. If approved, we anticipate
is available on the community events section on examination will have no bearing on the delivery that construction will begin in 2020.
the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross of these projects. You can find out more about
project website. designated fund projects, including how they are For a summary of our application and the
funded, approved and delivered by visiting our planning process, you can read our Moving
designated funds page at forward: the application document, available at:
“We are looking at further opportunities to www.highwaysengland.co.uk/designated-funds www.highwaysengland.co.uk/A30Chiverton
create positive and lasting bonds in the local
area,” says project manager Josh Hodder.
“Now that our proposals have been submitted
to the Planning Inspectorate, we want to
share the expertise that exists in the project
team, and spread our knowledge to the next
generation. We’re also seeking to apply our
capabilities to support our environmental
and safety objectives, right in the heart of the
communities we’ve been working with.”
Alongside the STEAM Project (Highways
England’s schools project we announced in the
summer newsletter, which will provide children
with hands-on science, technology, engineering,
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