Work on re-designing Consols junction on the B3306 — part of the series of St Ives Town Deal projects — will begin on Monday, 6th January.
The scheme aims to reduce travel times on the route into St Ives by changing the priority of the junction and improving pedestrian access.
It is being funded by the St Ives Low Carbon Transport Strategy. This aims to transform travel in and around the town, creating a high quality and fully sustainable network of safe and accessible walking, cycling, and urban spaces. It is being delivered by Cornwall Council in partnership with the St Ives Town Deal board.
A preliminary design for Consols junction was presented at a public update event held in St Ives Library in September. Following engagement with local residents, the original design was amended to include a new pedestrian footway to create a safer place to walk along the narrow pinch point past Tom’s Yard, and additional pavements around the junction.
As well as changing the priority of the junction, to give priority to traffic flowing between St Ives and Halsetown rather than St Ives and Zennor, the works will include a priority give-way system, where traffic leaving St Ives will have priority over vehicles entering. Following the completion of these works, the junction will be fully resurfaced and new road markings applied.
The scheme is being constructed by Cormac, with three-way traffic lights in use for the majority of the work to enable the team to work safely.
“This is a busy area and, while we understand the importance of keeping the traffic flowing as well as possible at all times during the construction, we also need to ensure the safety of the teams working on site” said a Cormac spokesperson.
“We recognise that the works will inevitably cause some temporary disruption to motorists and will be monitoring the traffic closely to ensure traffic flows as smoothly as possible and delays are kept to a minimum.”
The final resurfacing and application of road markings will be carried out at nighttime towards the end of the programme, as a full road closure will be required. The scheme is expected to be completed by the end of March.
