Improvements and repairs will be made to 53 local road routes across Cornwall – from Penzance and The Lizard to Bude and Looe – after Cornwall Council successfully secured £5m in funding from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Local routes – the more frequently used B, C and U roads known as the 3A network – are set to benefit from the funding boost, which largely focus on maintenance work.
The Council’s bid, announced by the DfT today, saw Cornwall secure the maximum amount of money available from the DfT’s Local Highway Maintenance Challenge Fund, with work expected to be completed within a year.
Councillor Geoff Brown, Cornwall Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport welcomed the funding. “We know how important our roads are to people in Cornwall. Improving the condition of the local road network was one of the main themes highlighted in last year’s residents’ survey,” he said.
“Last autumn we announced an additional £2.9m for more than 1,800 road safety and drainage schemes which have now been completed and we are now well into work on our Growth Deal funded highway schemes at Bodmin, Carkeel, Tolgus, Treluswell and Truro.
“While we continue to work with ever dwindling budgets, we will continue to look to alternative ways of funding road improvements such as these, which we know are so vital to keeping Cornwall moving.”
This is the second time Cornwall Council has secured maximum funding for roads through the Local Highway Maintenance Challenge Fund. The Council previously secured £5m towards the £6.9m cost for resurfacing and making improvements to drainage and safety fencing along an 8km stretch of the A39 between Carland Cross and Buckshead Roundabout in Truro.
List of works announced today
Cornwall Council – Local Highway Maintenance Challenge Fund schemes (listed by Community Network area)
Bodmin
B3262 St Nicholas St, Bodmin
Bude
B3254 Whitstone to Bevills Hill
B3254 Wilsworthy Cross and Cherry Cross
Camborne and Redruth
B3298 Tolgullow House to Scorrier Crossroads
Centenary Road and Trevenson Road, Camborne
Bucketts Hill/Buller Hill, Redruth
The Cross, Camborne
B3280 Nine Maidens
Camelford
B3314 Delabole Post Office to Rockhead
C0270 Marshgate to Tresparrett Posts
B3263 Halgabron Corner, Trethevy
China Clay
C0120 Whitegate to Robartes Road, St Dennis
C0298 Coldvreath
Falmouth and Penryn
Bus Stop, The Moor, Falmouth
B3292 Commercial Road, Penryn
C0007 Kernick Road, Penryn
Treliever Road, Penryn
C0015 Penwarne Road
Hayle and St Ives
B3301 Griggs Hill
Helston and The Lizard
B3302 Fraddam Crossroads
B3302 Sithney Trough to White Horse
C0162 London Wells to Sunny Corner
C0770 Godolphin Road, Helston
B3296 Meaver Road, Mullion
The Commons, Mullion
C0740 Trengrouse Way/The Parade, Helston
B3304 Treza, Porthleven
Launceston
C0150 St Stephens Hill, Launceston
B3254 Peppershill
Liskeard and Looe
C0131 Hayeford Bridge to Higher Rosecraddoc
C0239 Quay Road and Hannafore Road ,West Looe
Marazion and St Just
C0729 St Clare Street, Penzance
B3280 Goldsithney
B3311 Gulval to South of Badgers Cross Penzance
St Agnes and Perranporth
B3285 St Georges Hill, Perranporth
B3284 Higher Penwartha
B3285 Tollgate, Perranporth
St Austell
C0707 Alexandra Road, St Austell
St Blazey, Fowey and Lostwithiel
U6143 Rawlings Lane and Place Road, Fowey
Truro and The Roseland
New Bridge Street, Truro
Falmouth Road and Lemon Street, Truro
C0005 Crosslanes to Bissoe
C0008 Top Hill, Grampound Road
C0724 Sticklers Corner, Threemilestone
C0737 Frances Street, Truro
C0362 St Clements Hill, Truro
C0730 Charles Street, Truro
B3289 Playing Place to King Harry Ferry junction
Wadebridge and Padstow
St Merryn East to Parish Boundary
C0758 Egloshayle Road, Wadebridge
C0766 West Hill, Wadebridge
B3314 Bodieve
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