www.cornwall.gov.uk/a30tostaustell

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

St Austell to A30 Link RoadNewsletter: No. 2June 2017

In May and June last year we held four public events in Bugle, Roche and St Austell inviting people to feedback on proposals for an improved link to the A30. Two potential route options were developed: one near Roche and one near Bugle.

Following the community engagement and further investigations, the preferred route was identified by comparing the technical, environmental and financial elements of the potential options. This assessment work also considered potential road links at Penwithick, and Parkandillick near St Dennis. However as these links would be very costly they are not being progressed as part of this project as they would likely weaken the funding bid for the whole scheme.

The preferred route runs from the Stenalees roundabout linking with the A30 at Victoria bypassing Roche to the west. It was presented to Cornwall Council Cabinet in March which gave its approval to take it forward.

Consequently the Outline Business Case was submitted to the Department of Transport (DfT) on the 31st March seeking significant Government funding for £85 million.

The Business Case shows the need for the link road and its benefits; including easing congestion and improving journey times and reliability between St Austell and the A30.

The DfT will inform us if the business case has been successful later this year. Further work on progressing the scheme will be carried out. This includes detailed design on the route alignment and investigating additional measures.

You can find more information about the proposed scheme in the centre pages and a more detailed map of the proposed route on the back page.

Thank you for your support and any input that you’ve given so far on the scheme.

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A390

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ParDocks

Carlyon Bay

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Charlestown(World Heritage Site)

Luxulyan Valley(World Heritage Site)

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St Dennis

Nanpean

Foxhole

St Stephen

Coombe

Penwithick

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Existing A391 Minor improvements to

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Proposed Link Road (Phase 3) see detailed

plan on rear page

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A391 Phase 22015

A391 Phase 11997

Tra�c calming and environmental

improvements in the village

St Austell to A30 Link RoadThe 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 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.

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Aims of the St Austell to A30 Link Road• Create improved road connections

between St Austell, Newquay, other Cornish Towns and the rest of the UK; including key destinations such as Newquay Airport and the Aerohub enterprise zone.

• Improve access to mid Cornwall’s existing and new employment sites.

• Improve the competitiveness of St Austell as a location to do business.

• Support economic growth, and the development of new homes.

• Provide traffic relief to Roche and Bugle; particularly by reducing heavy goods traffic through their centres to create environmental benefits for local residents and improve opportunities for small village shops and commercial enterprises to grow.

The proposed St Austell to A30 link road fits in with other aims that Cornwall Council and its partners have for transport, development and economic growth for the future.

Community engagement Over 1,200 people came along to the public exhibitions last year. We received 816 written responses and of those who gave feedback over 70% supported the new link road and improved links to St Austell.

In addition, we’ve contacted 400 businesses via a telephone survey and carried out one to one sessions with 11 businesses. Feedback showed that 90% of businesses who responded supported road improvements between St Austell and the A30. Over a third said their business had been affected due to the missing link between St Austell and A30.

Economic benefits for the areaA new link road will help to bring a range of economic benefits to the area by 2037. These include up to 8,187 new homes (of which 25% would be affordable homes), 202,338sqm of employment space, 5,448 jobs in construction and 4,461 other jobs.

Scheme timetableIf the funding bid to the DfT is successful there will be further community engagement on the final detailed route alignment and additional measures in spring 2018. This will be before the submission of a planning application, compulsory land purchases and statutory processes. Subject to planning approval being granted construction could start by the end of 2019, with the scheme opening in spring 2022.

Scheme timetable

Aug 2015Member

Consultation

Sept 2015Cornwall Expo Consultation

June 2016Options

consultation complete

March 2017Outline

Business Case

July 2017Funding in principle

2018Detailed

design and planning

End 2019Construction

starts

2022Scheme opens

Map Key• Consented development Recent planning applications

or possible future development sites

Telephone survey businesses Case study businesses

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If you would like this information in another format or language please contact:Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY

Telephone: 0300 1234 100 Email: comments@cornwall.gov.uk www.cornwall.gov.uk

Alternatively you can contact the Project team:

A30 to St Austell Teamc/o Engineering Design Group,Western Group Centre,Radnor Road,Scorrier,TR16 5EHTelephone: 01872 327281Email: a30tostaustell@cornwall.gov.uk

Please note: the exact alignment is subject to change during the detailed design and planning process in 2018

Proposed route from Stenalees roundabout to the A30 by passing Roche to the west

Further information is available online at: www.cornwall.gov.uk/a30tostaustell

St Austell to A30 Link RoadThe 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.