Redruth’s Railway Villas to shut on weekdays until February

If your daily drive takes you past Barncoose Hospital, the next few months are going to look a little different.

Essential embankment and carriageway stabilisation works are due to start on Railway Villas, off Barncoose Terrace near Barncoose Hospital, this Tuesday (17 November 2026). The road will be closed while the work is carried out, and the job isn’t scheduled to finish until Tuesday 9 February 2027.

When the road will be closed

The closures will be in place on weekdays, between 7:30am and 5:00pm, while the works are under way. That means the disruption will hit the working day, including the morning and evening traffic.

The news was shared by Redruth Town Council, which has asked people to plan their journeys accordingly and allow extra time where necessary.

Where the works are

The work is being delivered by Cormac, a division of Corserv, a Cornwall Council company. Its map of the scheme, labelled Blowinghouse Railway Villas, shows a road closure stretching from close to the roundabout at Blowinghouse, over the railway line and down towards Carn Brea Village.

A shorter section of hard closure is marked near the railway line itself.

A long one for local drivers

From start to finish, the scheme runs for around 12 weeks, carrying on through the winter and into the new year for people travelling in and around Redruth.

Redruth Town Council thanked residents and motorists for their patience and understanding while the works take place.

📷Map of the Blowinghouse Railway Villas road closure. Credit: Cormac