Drivers using the A30 between Hayle and Penzance will be forced to struggle through a 16-mile diversion next week, while a four-mile stretch of the road has works carried out.

Patching and surface preservation work is being done between St Erth and the Newtown roundabout, and the road will be closed between 9pm and 6am every night from Monday. Traffic will be sent nearly all the way to Helston.

See http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Drivers-face-A30-diversions/article-197852-detail/article.html

Any excuse to "plug" the local press 

Heres an interesting press release re a new pavement in Truro http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=44393

Thanks for that input, devon_metro

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The news story has now also been covered by the BBC, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7481217.stm .

And, to confirm the context, my purpose in posting here about the lengthy diversions on the A30 is that they will clearly affect any train travellers to St Erth or Penzance, if they are looking for onward road connections.

Just trying to be helpful!   

Local people would know a much shorter diversion though!! Come on Jester get your T*ts out!!