Final A30 weekend closure ahead of next week's full opening

The A30, Cornwall's biggest road, will be fully closed over the weekend one last time ahead of the dual carriageway's opening next week. National Highways is again advising drivers to plan their journeys ahead of the weekend closures on the A30 as its planned June opening is here.

As part of National Highways’ Chiverton to Carland Cross £330m road upgrade, the A30 will be closed from 8pm on Friday, June 21, to 6am on Monday, June 24.

A spokesman for National Highways said: "During this weekend closure, we are planning to gradually open all junctions and all lanes of the new A30 dual carriageway by the early hours of Monday morning June 24."

Throughout the closure, local access north and south at Chiverton and via the B3284 at Chybucca, between Truro and Perranporth, will be maintained throughout, as will the link from the A39 to the north via the B3285. National Highways previously said it wants to open the dual carriageway ahead of the summer tourism rush while it completes work on local roads and structures over the next few months.

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Further planned closures

Starting at 9am on Monday, June 24, there will be a full 24/7 closure of the B3277 link road from Chiverton Junction to the Services roundabout until Friday, July 12.

Traffic heading from the A30 to St Agnes will be diverted along the A30 to Scorrier junction then through Blackwater, before re-joining the B3277 at the services roundabout (and vice versa).

Drivers can obtain up-to-the-minute travel information on local radio, the @HighwaysSWEST X ( Twitter ) feed, by phoning the National Highways Information Line on 0300 123 5000 or by accessing the website: www.trafficengland.com

For more information, visit https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-west/a30-chiverton-to-carland-cross/