Perranporth roundabout to close overnight as cars face towing

If you park near the roundabout on St Pirans Road in Perranporth, next week is worth a note in the diary. Drivers who leave their car in the wrong spot after dark could come back to find it gone.

Perranporth is getting a resurfaced roundabout, and the work means a full overnight road closure starting next Wednesday (18 November).

📷The roundabout on St Pirans Road, Perranporth, where the closure will be in place. Credit: Cornwall Council/Cormac

When St Pirans Road will be closed

The closure will be in place from 7pm to 4am each night while crews resurface the roundabout. The job is expected to take up to two nights to complete.

It is part of Cornwall Council’s highway maintenance programme, with the work being carried out by Cormac, a division of Corserv, a Cornwall Council company.

Resurfacing is weather dependent, so cold temperatures or heavy rain could push it back. Dates and times are subject to change at short notice. If the works are postponed or cancelled, the advance notice boards on site will be updated.

Parked cars could be towed

A Clearway Parking Zone will be in force along the full length of the site during working hours. Any vehicles parked in the signed areas will be towed and charges will apply. Designated parking bays within the area will also be suspended.

Under the Traffic Management Act 2004, Cormac declares the road a Clearway zone on behalf of the council for the period of the works. Households and businesses in the affected area will get a letter before work starts, and signs will be put up to warn road users.

The site team says it will make every effort to find the driver or owner of a parked car before asking for it to be removed. If a vehicle is towed, an approved contractor will take it somewhere safe. The owner or keeper will then need to phone 0300 1234 222 to arrange collection.

Getting in and out during the works

Marshals will be on site to help residents and businesses who need local access. Access will run through gateways managed by traffic marshals, but there will be significant delays. Residents will need to stop at the gateways, where staff will help them in or out of the site by the right route.

If crews need to move machinery out of the way, there could be further delays, or you may be asked to come in from the other end of the closure.

All through traffic will need to follow the signed diversion. Signs will go up at major junctions ahead of the closure to take non-through traffic away from the area. The council acknowledges diversions can sometimes be quite lengthy.

Emergency access will be maintained at all times.

📷Details of the Clearway zone, diversions and access arrangements. Credit: Cornwall Council/Cormac

Noise and safety on site

Cormac says it knows night-time working can be disruptive for people living nearby. The plan is to finish the noisiest operations as early in the night as possible and to keep any impact to a minimum if the work overruns.

Anyone walking through the area is asked to watch out for an uneven road surface where the old surface has been removed, raised manholes, gullies and service boxes, and varying kerb heights when stepping off the footway. Designated crossing points should be used where provided.

Where to find updates

Changes to bus services are listed on Cornwall Council’s planned public transport service disruptions page. For up-to-date roadworks, closures and diversions across the network, check one.network.

Questions about the resurfacing can go to [email protected]. Problems with a road, highway or footway can be reported on the Cornwall Council website, and anything that is a threat to public safety should be phoned through to 0300 1234 222, a 24-hour line, giving details of the location.

📷Perranporth Carriageway Repair Works leaflet. Credit: Cornwall Council/Cormac