TRAVEL: A30 - Hayle - Cornwall
Hazardous driving conditions due to rain and fog on A30 around Hayle.
Hazardous driving conditions due to rain and fog on A30 around Hayle.
Planned overnight closure of the A30 westbound, from Daisymount interchange to the junction of the A30/C832 near M5 Junction 29, will take place tonight and tomorrow night.
Closures on that stretch, from 8pm to 6am each night, are to enable overhead gantry signs to be replaced over the westbound A30. Work was postponed earlier this week due to adverse weather.
The Chancellor has announced today that the Government will help pay for a multi million pound scheme to remove one of Cornwall's worst bottlenecks.
The three mile section of the A30 on Bodmin Moor at Temple will be upgraded to a dual carriageway. During the summer there are long queues at the spot. The £60 million cost will be shared by Cornwall Council and the Government.
The A30 is closed in both directions at Hayle due to a serious accident. Accident investigation work is taking place between the St Erth Roundabout and the B3047 (Camborne West). It's affecting traffic between Penzance and Camborne.
The A30 eastbound is closed at Launceston due to a serious accident between A388 Tavistock Road and A386
The A30 is partially blocked westbound after an accident at Bolventor. The barrier has been damaged and there's debris on the road near Jamaica Inn
There are long delays on the A30 near Okehampton. One lane is closed westbound due to an overturned caravan between the A386 (Sourton Cross) and the A388 (Polson/Lifton Down turn off). Emergency services are at the scene.
On the A30 in Exeter, a lane's closed due to roadworks westbound near the M5 Junction 29.