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St Austell to A30 Link RoadUpdates on progress with the proposed St Austell to A30 link road since September 2018.
Newsletter: No. 4November 2019
What has been happening?Since the last newsletter was published a lot has been going on.
Public Exhibitions - We held public exhibitions in October 2018 and met over 800 people. Those people who attended the exhibitions in Roche, Bugle, Carthew and Carluddon saw not only the plans for the new road but also a computer generated flythrough and were able to use virtual reality headsets to see what the road would look like from different locations. If you missed the consultation but would like to view any of the material please visit: https://vimeo.com/302077231.
Route - We finalised the outline design of the route, completed impact assessments and applied for Planning Consent before the end of 2018.
Planning - In April 2019 we were successful in gaining planning permission, which meant another significant milestone was achieved for the project.
Tender - We held an open day for prospective bidders at Enterprise Space for Advanced Manufacturing (ESAM) near St Austell in January 2019 and issued the tender for the design and build Contractor for the new link road.
Contract Award - Following a successful open market tender process, we have recently appointed Alun Griffiths
(Contractors) Ltd to finalise the detailed design of the project and construct the new link road. We will be working with our new Contractor in the coming weeks to get them up to speed and to develop the detailed design of the route further.
Stakeholder Groups - At the exhibitions in Roche, Bugle, Carthew and Carluddon visitors were invited to join Stakeholder Groups to support the development of the project and Complementary Measures. These groups meet regularly and if you’d like to join one, please email the team [email protected].
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Complementary MeasuresWork has been progressing to develop the complementary traffic management measures that will be constructed in the surrounding villages when the new link road has been built. These measures comprise of four distinct parts:
•• Additional Traffic calming on the B3274 through Ruddlemoor, Trethowel and Carthew (the White River Valley);
•• Traffic calming and ‘placemaking’ in Bugle and Roche;
•• Trekenning Junction Improvements. Realignment of B3247 and approach to T-junction to improve visibility.
•• Increasing the height clearance at the rail bridge on the A390 Holmbush Road.
White River ValleyThe project team has engaged with representatives from the communities along the B3274 in White River Valley. The residents have expressed their preferences for a variety of treatments. Measures are being developed over the coming months. We aim to have these measures agreed and implemented in a short timescale.
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St Austell to A30 Link RoadThe proposed new road from the Singlerose roundabout at Stenalees 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.
St Austell to A30 Link Road Objectives
•• Complete the link between St Austell and the A30, Newquay, Cornwall Airport and Aerohub Enterprise Zone
•• Improve access to existing and new housing and employment sites in mid-Cornwall
•• Improve competitiveness of St Austell as a location for new businesses
•• Address congestion and support housing and employment growth
•• Support regeneration in Roche, Bugle and the Clay Area, by addressing traffic issues and improving opportunities for business
Newquay
St Blazey/Par
St Austell
BodminPopulation
15,283
Roche
St Dennis
Nanpean
St StephenSummercourt
A30
A30
ToTruro and West Cornwall
To Exeter and
M5 Motorway
A3058
Cornwall AirportNewquay
Bugle
Population 20,348
Population 27,690
Population 7,065
Mid Cornwall Economic Corridor
Delivery timetable
Aug 2015Member
Consultation
June 2016Options consultation
complete
July 2017Funding in principle
April 2019Planning
permission secured
October 2019Principal contractor
appointed
October 2019Detailed design
commences
Oct/Nov 2019 Full business case
issued to DfT
Strategic Case
The new road aligns with national and local policy through facilitating investment, supporting growth, and creating the high value jobs needed to provide a much-needed boost to the St Austell and China Clay economy.
December 2019 CPO/SRO complete
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A391
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C0077
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ParDocks
Carlyon Bay
EdenProject
Charlestown(World Heritage Site)
Luxulyan Valley(World Heritage Site)
Whitemoor
St Dennis
Nanpean
Foxhole
St Stephen
Coombe
Penwithick
Lanlivery
LockengateRedmoor
Trethurgy
Trethowel
Carthew
Blackpool Pit
Stenalees
GossMoor
TregossMoor
TrewoonLanjeth
High Street
St Mewan
Tywardreath
Fowey
St Blazey
Lostwithiel
Luxulyan
Bugle
Roche
IndianQueens
Victoria
Bodmin
Par
ParBeach
St Austell Bay
Existing A391 Minor improvements to
Roche to Trekenning road CornwallServices
Clay Area
Clay Area
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Fraddon
CERC
Proposed Link Road (Phase 3)
2020-2022 delivery
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A391 Phase 22015
A391 Phase 11997
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� To Newquay
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White River Valley
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Support for Change
• • Community Engagement Four public exhibitions in 2018 attended by over 800 people and 100 comments received.
•• Five public exhibitions in 2016, with over 1,200 attendees and 816 written responses. 70% + support for new link road and improved connectivity to St Austell
• • Business Engagement 2016-17 400 businesses contacted via telephone. 11 via one to one sessions. 90% of respondents supported road improvements between St Austell and the A30. Over a third said their business had been affected by the missing link between St Austell and the A30
• • Planning permission secured on 04/04/2019
• • Other Stakeholder Engagement Environmental workshops and creation of a Forum of local politicians and business representatives
Economic Case
• • Adjusted Benefit Cost Ratio of 2.07 (1.59 unadjusted) representing High Value for Money
• • £25.2m increase in productivity• • £22.3m additional GDP by 2037• • 6,300 jobs in the area from
developments sites ‘unlocked’ by the Scheme
• • Environmental mitigation through habitat creation with the Eden Project, waste management and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Incentives.
Funding• • Total Scheme Cost of £84.46m• • DfT funding requirement: £78.46m• • Cornwall Council contribution: £6m
Map Key Consented development
Recent planning applications or possible future development sites
Proposed link road
December 2019 CPO/SRO complete
March 2020 DfT funding
confirmation
May 2020 Construction commences
Summer 2022 Scheme opens
Summer 2023 Completion of
Complementary measures
Summer 2027 Final
evaluation
November 2019 JN46318
If you would like this information in another format or language please contact:Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY
t: 0300 1234 100 e: [email protected] www.cornwall.gov.uk
Further information is available online at: www.cornwall.gov.uk/a30tostaustellAlternatively you can contact the project team:St Austell to A30 Team, Floor 4, Zone B, Pydar House, Pydar Street, Truro TR1 1XUt: 0300 1234 222 e: [email protected]
which are more problematic to grow, such as Bird’s Foot Trefoil. Eden have also combine-harvested a significant quantity of cornfield annual seed from the wildflower fields at the Eden Project. These amazing landscapes attracted national press attention this year. The seed collected this year is now in store, ready to be sown into fields in the Eden Project’s outer estate in spring 2020.
During 2020 they will be working with volunteers and local botanists to collect the rest of the starter seed needed from wild populations and getting the seeds in the ground for a big harvest in 2021.
Additionally Eden will be working with IMERYS to harvest seed for new heathland along the route as well.
The final result of all this effort will be a net gain for biodiversity for the whole project, a rare feat for a road construction project of this scale. Cornwall Council is proud to be leading the way in this with Eden and we cannot wait to see the results.
The Carbon Trust
Cornwall Council and Mace have been working in collaboration with the Carbon Trust to track and reduce the levels of carbon emissions from the construction of the new road. We will be using a tool to forecast the likely environmental impact of the road and then identify solutions to reduce this. Then, when construction completes, activities within the process will be logged to generate the actual information on the impact of the new road. It is the hoped that, the resultant figure will be less than the original forecasted one. This will confirm that the project has taken the necessary action and consideration to reduce its impact on the environment.
Over the past couple of months, Mace have completed a data collection exercise which has identified all the materials and processes within the project. It was important to ensure that this process was as thorough as possible to generate a fair representation of the road. The data is currently being inputted into the Highways England tool by the Carbon Trust. This initial stage will help us to calculate the project’s anticipated carbon footprint. Then we will work with the Contractor to identify what steps we can take to address the forecasted footprint, and reduce it.
Bugle and RocheWe have also met residents from Bugle and Roche. Feedback has given some idea of preferences from the two groups. The more complex situations within the Proposed Development in these two villages will take more time. The processes to get strategies implemented are being set out to the representatives and we will meet with them again in the New Year.
TrekenningImprovements at Trekenning Junction on the road between Roche and St Columb Major have also been identified and are at their initial stages. These works will realign the junction, widen the road in some places and improve drainage . This will improve the connection with the new link road. Allowing for surveys, scheme development and planning requirements, it should be completed early in 2022.
Holmbush Road Rail BridgeIncreasing the currently low height clearance to meet modern standards will provide a route for the tallest of heavy goods vehicles so they can avoid St Austell’s residential streets. Surveys of the bridge’s foundations and the ground beneath are taking place to help define the scope of the scheme, its feasibility and timing.
The reasons for the measures, and the practicalities around their implementation, mean that they will be built around 2022. Several early wins are likely to be achieved before the road opens, however the bulk of the works will need the quieter traffic conditions that will come with the new link road.
PartnersNational Wildflower Centre
The National Wildflower Centre at Eden has been appointed by Cornwall Council to create a planting scheme for this project. The National Wildflower Centre has specified six different wildflower mixes to plant along the whole corridor. This will also include a significant quantity of heather seeding. The wildflower species are chosen to reflect the local flora of Cornwall. This will also be a great benefit to pollinators.
This summer, Eden have been working with volunteers to collect the Red Campion and Foxglove that are needed in large quantities. They will also collect some of the species
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