St Ives Town Deal has confirmed that work on re-designing the Terrace Junction is due to begin on Monday, 11th November.
The scheme aims to improve pedestrian access and space, and discourage visitors from driving into the town centre.
It’s the first project to be delivered as part of the St Ives Town Deal Low Carbon Transport Strategy, which aims to reduce the impact of vehicles on the town and introduce measures that encourage walking, cycling, and the use of public transport.
The works, which are being carried out by Cormac, include widening the existing footway on the north-west corner of the junction, by the St Ives Harbour Hotel, and changing the current signs and road markings to direct people towards Trenwith car park, rather than driving into the town. Three-way traffic lights will be in use on the junction during the construction period.
Once the widening has been completed, the junction will be resurfaced with a decorative paved effect. This phase will require the road on the Albert Road approach to the junction and across the length of the
Harbour Hotel to be closed to traffic at night between 9th and 13th December, with works ending at 11pm to help minimise the impact on local residents.
Monitoring traffic closely
“This is a busy junction and we recognise that the works will inevitably cause some temporary disruption to motorists,” said Cormac project manager Tom James. “Our aim is to keep the traffic flowing as well as possible at all times during the construction. However, we also need to ensure the safety of the teams working on site.
“We will be monitoring the traffic closely and will have operatives manually controlling lights throughout the day, to ensure traffic flows as smoothly as possible and delays are kept to a minimum.”
Town Deal chairman Andrew Baragwanath said: “It is great to see work begin on improving this key junction in St Ives. I am aware that some residents and businesses are concerned about the impact of the works and can reassure them that everyone will be working together to minimise any disruption and ensure that the scheme is completed as quickly as possible.”
Cornwall councillor Andrew Mitchell added: “It is great to see parts of the Low Carbon Transport Plan go from paper to actual implementation. Discouraging traffic going through town which doesn’t need to be there has to be the goal and something I think all pedestrians and residents want to see!”
