en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 11 local time, a £47.5 million link road officially opened in Cornwall, UK. The link road connects the A390 near Threemilestone with the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske. Named Fordh Langarth, it forms part of the Langarth Garden Village development project.
The link road is 3.5 kilometres long, featuring a 20 mph speed limit, a 3.5-metre-wide segregated cycle lane, and a footpath. The link road runs along the A390, connecting the West Langarth roundabout with the hospital estate road and Penventinnie Lane behind Treliske. Funding for the link road project came from the UK government's Housing Infrastructure Fund, administered by Homes England.
Dulcie Tudor, who represents Threemilestone on Cornwall Council, described the link road project as a "significant milestone" and "major piece of infrastructure" that should help alleviate congestion on the A390 corridor into Truro. However, she acknowledged nearby residents' concerns: "I have received concerns from residents living around Langarth and along the back lanes of Penventinnie Lane, who fear a knock-on effect will see people using this road tempted to divert into the back lanes, affecting traffic flow there. I have been given assurances from (Cornwall Council's) Head of Transport, Dan Rogers, that traffic will be monitored as people start using the road, including those back lanes."
Councillor Tudor also stated she will continue to monitor the delivery of the Langarth Garden Village development to ensure the original vision is realised. The development, led by Cornwall Council, is planned to accommodate 8,000 to 10,000 residents, with a target of delivering around 3,550 energy-efficient homes (35% of which will be affordable housing) over twenty years, along with schools, healthcare facilities, and green spaces. The development has faced delays due to rising construction costs and economic pressures.
Local residents have questioned the link road's layout and nearby traffic changes. One resident reported: "The quiet lane next to the Langarth Park and Ride has been closed off to build this new link road. This means residents along that road now have to drive several extra miles on the 'new link road'. Cormac decided to make the start of that lane a derestricted road." Another asked: "What is the point of opening this link road now? In the long run, it will surely cause chaos on the road in front of the hospital entrance – that road is already backed up to the roundabout without the extra traffic." In response to these queries about the link road, the development project team stated that Fordh Langarth will provide users with more travel choices, allowing westbound travel from the hospital or Treliske Industrial Estate without needing to use the A390 Treliske roundabout, and that the link road features a 3.5km segregated cycle lane and footpath, connecting to the Saints' Trail towards St Agnes, offering more leisure travel options.
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