Cornwall road closures and crashes affecting traffic on Saturday, May 21 – live updates

It is Saturday, Might 21 and Cornwall’s roads are set to get busier as diversions are in place whereas chunks of the A30 together with the Chiverton Cross rounadabout are shut at varied instances over the weekend for A30 dualling work to happen.

There are additionally many roadworks and short-term site visitors lights to bear in mind earlier than your journey, together with at Kilkhampton, the A390 at Holmbush Lane in St Austell and the A393 at Ponsanooth.

Motorists have been warned to count on “massive delays” with the whole closure of a part of Cornwall’s greatest highway. A number of miles of the A30 ranging from the Chiverton Cross roundabout might be shut down this weekend whereas the creation of the brand new twin carriageway continues within the space.

Roughly 5 miles of the A30 between the Chiverton Cross roundabout and Boxheater junction might be closed from 9pm as we speak (Might 20) till 6am on Monday (Might 23). Throughout the weekend closure, eastbound site visitors might be diverted through the A3075 at Chiverton Cross to Goonhavern and alongside the B3285 to rejoin the A30, and vice versa for westbound site visitors.

Nationwide Highways has suggested drivers travelling in Cornwall to plan forward and permit further time for his or her journeys. Sergeant Dave Pearce from Devon and Cornwall Police has additionally warned drivers to count on enormous delays over the weekend and warned that Goonhavern and different small villages within the space might be extraordinarily busy as drivers comply with diversion routes.

When it comes to climate, the Met Workplace forecast for as we speak says: “Will probably be a largely dry day for all. Early cloud will break up by means of the morning with pleasantly heat sunny spells creating extensively into the afternoon, with solely an remoted gentle bathe potential. Winds remaining gentle. Most temperature 18 °C.

“A dry evening will comply with a fantastic night with sunny spells. The cloud will regularly improve from the northwest by means of the early hours, remaining gentle for all. Minimal temperature 9 °C.”

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