St Austell to A30 Link Road Newsletter: No. 2 June 2017

This newsletter updates you on progress with the proposed to A30 link road which has recently been approved by Council’s Cabinet.

In May and June last year we held four public events Consequently the Outline Business Case was submitted in Bugle, Roche and St Austell inviting people to to the Department of Transport (DfT) on the 31st March feedback on proposals for an improved link to the A30. seeking significant Government funding for £85 million. Two potential route options were developed: one near The Business Case shows the need for the link road Roche and one near Bugle. and its benefits; including easing congestion and Following the community engagement and further improving journey times and reliability between investigations, the preferred route was identified by St Austell and the A30. comparing the technical, environmental and financial The DfT will inform us if the business case has been elements of the potential options. This assessment successful later this year. Further work on progressing work also considered potential road links at the scheme will be carried out. This includes detailed Penwithick, and Parkandillick near St Dennis. However design on the route alignment and investigating as these links would be very costly they are not being additional measures. progressed as part of this project as they would likely weaken the funding bid for the whole scheme. You can find more information about the proposed scheme in the centre pages and a more detailed map The preferred route runs from the Stenalees roundabout of the proposed route on the back page. linking with the A30 at Victoria bypassing Roche to the west. It was presented to Cabinet Thank you for your support and any input that in March which gave its approval to take it forward. you’ve given so far on the scheme.

www.cornwall.gov.uk/a30tostaustell St Austell to A30 Link Road Devon The proposed new road from the Stenalees roundabout to the A30 at Roche represents the final phase in providing a major transport link from St Austell to the A30. The proposed 6.2km single carriageway road will help to bring Cornwall economic and job creation opportunities to the area by resolving the current lack of a continuous high quality route which is seen as a major block to economic growth. Isles of Scilly

Aims of the St Austell to A30 Link Road Community engagement • Create improved road connections Over 1,200 people came along to the public exhibitions last year. We received 816 written between St Austell, , other A30 Map Key responses and of those who gave feedback Cornish Towns and the rest of the UK; • Consented development over 70% supported the new link road and including key destinations such as To Newqua Existing improved links to St Austell. Newquay Airport and the Aerohub Minor improvements to A391 Recent planning applications Roche to Trekenning road or possible future In addition, we’ve contacted 400 businesses enterprise zone. y Cornwall via a telephone survey and carried out one • Improve access to mid Cornwall’s existing Services development sites Telephone survey businesses to one sessions with 11 businesses. Feedback and new employment sites. Victoria showed that 90% of businesses who • Improve the competitiveness of St Austell A30 Case study businesses responded supported road improvements Tra c calming Lockengate as a location to do business. and environmental Redmoor between St Austell and the A30. Over a third • Support economic growth, and the said their business had been affected due to Tregoss improvements in development of new homes. Moor Roche the village the missing link between St Austell and A30. • Provide traffic relief to Roche and Bugle; particularly by reducing heavy goods A391 traffic through their centres to create Goss Proposed Link Road environmental benefitsIndian for local residents Moor (Phase 3) see detailed Lanlivery Queens plan on rear page B3274 and improve opportunities for small Bugle village shops and commercial enterprises to grow. Fraddon The proposed St Austell to A30 link St Dennis A390 CERC road fits in with other aims that Cornwall Whitemoor Luxulyan Valley Council and its partners have for transport, (World Heritage Site) development and economic growth for Stenalees Economic benefits for the area the future. Clay Area Penwithick A new link road will help to bring a range Nanpean Carthew Trethurgy of economic benefits to the area by 2037. Clay Area These include up to 8,187 new homes (of Eden which 25% would be affordable homes), A391 Phase 2 Project 2015 202,338sqm of employment space, 5,448 jobs in construction and 4,461 other jobs. Foxhole A391 Phase 1 Blackpool Pit 1997 Tywardreath Scheme timetable A391 If the funding bid to the DfT is successful St Stephen Trethowel Par there will be further community engagement High Street on the final detailed route alignment and St Austell Par additional measures in spring 2018. This Beach will be before the submission of a planning Trewoon application, compulsory land purchases and statutoryFo processes.wey Subject to planning approval being granted construction could Coombe Bay St Austell Bay start by the end of 2019, with the scheme A390 Charlestown opening in spring 2022. (World Heritage Site) o rur Scheme timetable To T

Aug 2015 Sept 2015 June 2016 March 2017 July 2017 2018 End 2019 2022 Member Cornwall Expo Options Outline Funding in Detailed Construction Scheme Consultation Consultation consultation Business Case principle design and starts opens complete planning Proposed route from Stenalees roundabout to the A30 by passing Roche to the west

St Austell to A30 Link Road The proposed new road, which is designed to 60mph, will replace the B3274 from Stenalees to Trezaise and then form a bypass around Roche linking to the old A30 west of Victoria. New roundabouts will be constructed at Stenalees, Trezaise, Edgecombe road and at the old A30. The road will typically be a 10m wide single carriageway, with an additional climbing lane on the steeper sections so that slower moving traffic can be overtaken. A shared pedestrian/cycle path will run alongside the whole length of the new road which will connect cycle routes from West Carclaze Garden Village in the south to Roche, Victoria and Goss Moor in the north. In addition the project team are investigating measures to reduce through traffic on the existing roads through Bugle, Stenalees and Roche. This includes traffic calming and environmental improvements to the village centres, and downgrading the current A391 through Bugle and Stenalees to a B road.

Alternatively you can contact the Project team: Please note: the exact alignment is subject to A30 to St Austell Team change during the detailed design and planning c/o Engineering Design Group, process in 2018 Western Group Centre, Radnor Road, Further information is available online at: Scorrier, www.cornwall.gov.uk/a30tostaustell TR16 5EH Telephone: 01872 327281 Email: [email protected]

If you would like this information in another format or language please contact: Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, TR1 3AY Telephone: 0300 1234 100 Email: [email protected] www.cornwall.gov.uk

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