Proposals for a long-awaited bypass of an accident blackspot on the outskirts of Helston are going on show this afternoon.

Members of the public are being invited to give their views on plans being put on display at Trewennack Chapel this today, with the exhibition open between 2pm and 7pm.

The Trewennack Improvement Plant sets out ideas by Cornwall county council, to bypass the village in a scheme estimated to cost around £2.7 million in today's prices, although this figure is likely to rise by the time work would begin.

At present, the A394 is a main commuter route between Helston and Falmouth, seeing around 10,500 vehicles pass along it every day. By the end of 2057 is estimated this figure will grow to between 12,900 and 15,100 vehicles per day.

In the 1980s improvements were carried out from the east of Trewennack to Penryn and last year a relief road was completed around the east of Helston. However, a poorer standard of road has remained from Tremenheere House through Trewennack to Trelill.

The proposal is to build a new single-carriageway road from Tremenheere House to the Helston side of the severe bend, taking traffic further away from the village of Trewennack. Through Trelill, the existing carriageway would remain largely unaltered.

A new footway/cycleway through the Trelill section, to link with the existing cycle route to Helston, is also proposed. Alongside the proposed new road, the old road would be used for access to properties and for cyclists, giving a continuous foot/cycleway throughout the length of the improvement. Bus lay-bys are also suggested on both sides of the new road, with bus shelters and a refuge to help pedestrians cross.

Existing speed limits are set to be reviewed, but it is likely that some speed restrictions would remain on the Helston side of the Trewennack junction.

If given the go-ahead, funding for the scheme would not be available before 2011.