Roadworks chaos as improvements to begin

RESIDENTS in Penzance need to brace themselves for months of roadworks chaos.

- by OLIVIER VERGNAULT [e-mail] @OliVergnault

Gas pipes upgrades and public spaces improvement work is due to take place in the centre of the town, with the first traffic cones and diggers due to appear in the middle of the summer holidays, just as schools break up and the tourist season starts.

Penzance Town Deal board and utility company Wales & West have warned of disruption as a result but insisted the work "presents a crucial opportunity to improve infrastructure and create a more pedestrian-friendly town centre for the future".

The works to upgrade the gas pipes will be carried out in three phases that will require some road closures.

Phase one - St Clare Street: From July 24, gas pipe upgrade work will take place on Madron Road, followed by St Clare Street. From August 4 to September 19, multi-way traffic lights will be in place at the junction with Centenary Way, Parc Wartha Avenue and Penalverne Drive.

Phase two - Station Road: From September 22 to October 20, a road closure will be in place on Station Road, Market Jew Street, Leskinnick Street and East Terrace.

Phase three Market Place: From October 20 to December 1, road closures will be in place on Market Jew Street (for the first one to two weeks), Market Place, The Greenmarket, Causewayhead and Alverton Street.