Plans to provide new signs and landscaping around Tempest Roundabout near Lelant have been published for statutory consultation.  

The scheme is being funded by the St Ives Low Carbon Transport Strategy which aims to reduce the impact of vehicles on St Ives and introduce measures that encourage walking, cycling and the use of public transport.  It is being delivered by Cornwall Council in partnership with the St Ives Town Deal Board.

Following improvements to the Park and Ride at St Erth, the existing signage at the Tempest Roundabout is now out of date. 

The proposed scheme includes the renewal of road markings and removal of the outdated signs. These will be replaced by new signs directing drivers to St Ives via the B3311 and towards St Erth Park and Ride instead of Lelant Saltings Station. These changes will support the wider traffic management strategy which is being developed for the town and help ease the pressure on the wider local road network at peak times.

New plants will also be added to the flowerbeds and grassy areas around the roundabout.

The statutory consultation is being led by Cormac in partnership with the St Ives Low Carbon Transport Strategy project team. Feedback will be used to inform the final designs.

For details of the plans, including maps and drawings, and to take part in the consultation please visit the transport consultation section on Cornwall Council’s Let’s Talk site : https://letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/tempest-roundabout-st-ives

Responses can also be provided via email at [email protected] or by post to Infrastructure Design Group, Cormac Consultancy, Radnor Road, Scorrier, Redruth, TR16 5EH. When emailing or responding by post, please quote the following scheme reference  Infra24-156.

The deadline for responses is 4 June.

Subject to the results of the consultation, work on implementing the improvements will take place on a date to be confirmed following the anticipated completion of Halsetown in July to ensure minimal impact on the travelling public.