National Highways is working towards opening the Trevalso underpass in early summer, further improving local connectivity as part of the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross dualling scheme.
Since opening the new dual carriageway last June, National Highways and principal contractors Costain have been continuing ancillary work through the winter and spring, including local road connections, Cornish
hedging and the planting of 44,000 trees across the landscape.
The programme of work has seen the old A30 open as the B3285 and B3288 between the Chybucca and Carland junctions, and the Trevalso underpass near Zelah is on course to be completed and opened to traffic in July.
Following resurfacing and road marking work around the Chiverton gyratory this month and the completion of footpath work at Chybucca, further finishing work will be carried out under four weeks of overnight closures of the A30 from next week.
Final resurfacing work at the Carland junction will take place under a week of overnight closures (8pm to 6am) from Monday, 9 June, under weeknight closures of the A30 between Mitchell and the Chiverton interchange, along with a closure of the A39 and B3285 roads.
During the work, new, permanent signage will be installed, along with the completion of footpaths and road marking.
Phased finishing works, including signage installation and drainage, will also be carried out under three weeks of overnight weeknight closures (8pm-6am) from Monday, 16 June 16.
Andrew Alcorn, National Highways’ Programme Manager for the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross scheme, said:
“Opening the new dual carriageway has made a significant and positive difference to people’s journey times and opening up the old A30 will improve local connectivity and bring benefits to communities and residents alongside the new road. We’ve progressed a significant amount of ancillary work, including planting, hedging and landscaping, we’re in touching distance of the finishing line now and we thank people in advance for their continued co-operation and patience while we carry out these final works.”
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