The Secretary of State for Transport will be cutting the first turf to formally mark the start of work on the £27m Camborne-Pool-Redruth link road today.
Part of the wider development plans for the Camborne, Pool and Redruth area, the scheme will provide a new East West link road from Dolcoath to Dudnance Lane, across the Red River Valley. It will also include the provision of new junctions and cycle facilities on Dudnance Lane and Station Road, and a new link from Station Road to Wilson Way.
The new road will provide access to "proposed development areas" and it is claimed it will remove traffic from the A3047 and the East Hill junction, reduce congestion, noise and improve air quality, "whilst allowing regeneration projects in the area to proceed over the coming years, supporting economic growth".
The Minister’s visit follows the Department for Transport’s decision on 21 February to contribute £16.1m to the long awaited project.
The scheme has also benefited from financial support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and £4.2m has recently been secured from the ERDF Convergence programme.
“This is a vital scheme for Cornwall which will help drive forward the regeneration of the Camborne Pool Redruth area and assist economic growth.” said Peter Marsh, the council’s interim corporate director for environment.
“We are delighted that the Minister has agreed to come to help mark the start of the work and look forward to welcoming him back in the future to cut the ribbon at the end of the project.”
The works, which will carried out by Carillion, are expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2014.
George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth, said: “This is a great project because it will unlock the potential of derelict mining land in the area, attract new industries and also clear the way for the proposed Tuckingmill Urban Village. It has been estimated that the road could stimulate the creation of 6,000 jobs over the next twenty years with half of them in the next decade, and these are much needed jobs in our area.”
Scheme details are also available on the council’s website at http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=28342
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