Installation of new speed cameras starts on Cornwall danger road

Infrastructure for a dozen new speed cameras is being installed along one of Cornwall's most dangerous roads. It forms as part of a GBP750,000 road safety scheme aimed at reducing collisions and improving driver behaviour. The work is being carried out on the A38 between the Carkeel roundabout and Trerulefoot in south east Cornwall.

Funded by National Highways and the Vision Zero South West Road Safety Partnership, the scheme, which was announced in March, will comprise 10 average speed camera installations and two new spot speed cameras along the stretch of road, with new 30mph speed restrictions installed in the villages of Landrake and Tideford. Motorists driving along that section of the A38 have noticed new yellow poles have now been put up but are missing the cameras on top. National Highways has explained this is because it is currently installing infrastructure for both the new average cameras and replacing the old spot speed cameras.

Once this is complete, the cameras will be put up and calibrated before being fully operational and enforceable later this summer. In addition to the new average speed camera technology being installed, there will also be three new spot speed cameras on the A38 - at Landrake, Tideford and Notter. Jack Mason, National Highways' road safety lead for the South West, said: "Infrastructure for the average speed camera scheme is currently being installed along the six-mile section of the A38[1] between Carkeel and Trerulefoot.

"As part of the construction process, new average speed camera installations and spot speed cameras will be erected, along with signage for the new 30mph speed restrictions in the villages of Landrake, Tideford and Notter. Once installed, the new cameras will be calibrated and tested and will be operational and enforceable later this summer." Working in partnership with Cornwall Council[2] and Devon and Cornwall Police[3] and other external partners, National Highways, which is responsible for England's motorways and strategic A roads, has identified safety issues on the six-mile section.

The latest five-year validated collision data, between 2019 and 2023, identified a total of 60 collisions, resulting in 97 casualties, two of which were fatalities, and following further monitoring and studies, an average speed camera scheme will be delivered in the coming months. Campaigners have long been calling for new safety measures along the notorious stretch of road. Safe38, a group set up by residents to lobby for change following a string of fatal and serious accidents, has been championing the need for improvements[4] on the A38 for several years now.

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