South West - Maintenance schemes

We recognise the environmental value of trees. We manage our trees through their whole lifecycle, to control safety risk and optimise their environmental value.

We began a programme of Ash Dieback removal in 2022. Although the issue still requires careful monitoring, we have now completed most of our clearance work. Over the coming months we will begin replanting the areas most affected by this work. We will plant just over 3,000 new trees along the A30 in Devon and Cornwall, ahead of bird nesting season. Local species such as Hazel, Crab Apple, Holly, Hawthorn, Honeysuckle, European Spindle, Hornbeam and several others in lesser numbers, will be planted in a variety of sizes. The trees have been carefully chosen to ensure local habitats are encouraged to flourish.

The work will take place on verges with some rolling lane closures in place.

Ash dieback is a national issue and more information from the Forestry Commission can be found here.

Tree Council - Ash dieback a tree owners guide

We’re carrying out repairs and maintenance to the Avers Interchange on the A30 at Redruth.

Working on the roundabout above the A30, we’ll be repairing and replacing expansion joints, resurfacing and waterproofing. This will maintain and improve safety for everyone using this busy junction.

Our work will start on Monday 9 September. It will take up to ten weeks. We’ll be using a mixture of lane and full closures to allow us to work as safely and quickly as possible, with least disruption.

Closure information

From 7am on Monday 9 September, the Avers Interchange roundabout over the A30 will be closed:

between the eastbound entry and westbound exit
between the westbound entry and eastbound exit

The A30 will remain open as usual through the junction.

Diversion

Diversion routes will be in place for eastbound traffic wanting to access Redruth and westbound traffic going towards North Country by travelling to the next junction and returning.

A30 Avers Interchange diversion map – once you’ve opened the map, select the route you want to show from the list on the left hand side.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey.

The roundabout is due to fully reopen in late November, however this work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress. We’ll be posting updates on our webpage.

Fully closing sections of the roundabout for solid blocks of time means we can reduce the time needed for this work from nine months to ten weeks.

Pedestrian and cycle shuttle bus service – North Country to ALDI

As we’re unable to allow pedestrian or cycle access through the closures, there will be a shuttle bus service running between North Country and ALDI from 7am to midnight each day. Please note this is subject to change depending on demand. 

In January, we’re resurfacing the A30 eastbound carriageway near Bodmin between Lanivet and Callywith. 

This will maintain and improve safety for everyone using the road and reduce the need for any unplanned closures.

We’ll carry out this work on weeknights when there is less traffic on the road. 

Overnight closure information

The A30 eastbound will be closed overnight (8pm – 6am) between Lanivet and Callywith. 

Works will start at 8pm Monday 13 January, finishing 6am Saturday 18 January. 

A well-signed diversion will be in place via the A38 and Launceston Road. Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys.

The road will be open as usual during the day. 

This work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress. Therefore, as a contingency, we may also need to close the carriageway overnight between 8pm Monday 20 January and 6am Saturday 25 January to complete any outstanding works.

We’re currently upgrading a number of weather stations on our road network to maintain safety and improve the journey for road users. We use roadside weather stations to collect information like road temperature and atmospheric conditions.

As part of these upgrades, the following works will be taking place on the A30 eastbound carriageway at Highgate / Indian Queens junction:

11 November to 05 December

There will be overnight lane closures of the A30 eastbound carriageway at the Highgate / Indian Queens junction (8pm to 6am excluding weekends).

Monday 09 December

There will be a  full overnight eastbound closure of the A30 at the Highgate / Indian Queens junction from 8pm – 6am.  A very short diversion will be in place via the Indian Queens exit slip, before rejoining the A30 via the eastbound Indian Queens entry slip.

The road will be open as usual during the day.

We will also be returning to the site on various dates in December and January to finish our works and to ensure the technology is working as it should.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England website. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re resurfacing the A30 between Trebursye and Two Bridges, which will:

• maintain and improve safety for everyone using the road
• reduce the need for any unplanned closures

We’ll work overnight on weeknights between 8pm and 6am, when there is less traffic on the road. During the day and at weekends, the road will be open as usual.

Please note

There will be no overnight works between Friday 20 December and Tuesday 07 January.

Closures and diversions

We’ll have phased overnight weeknight closures on the A30.

For some closures we'll be using a convoy system. This means the A30 stays open but we'll escort you past our works at a slower speed.

Thursday 5 to Thursday 19 December 2024

Westbound A30 closed overnight between Trebursye junction and Kennards House

Diversion

By E Park.

Tuesday 7 January to Monday 13 January 2025

Westbound entry slip at Kennards House closed overnight. Convoy system in operation on A30.

Diversion

Use the eastbound A30 and go to the Pennygillam exit, where you can join the westbound carriageway.

Thursday 9 January and Monday 13 January 2025

Overnight closure of South Petherwin junction during convoy system on the A30.

Diversion

Leave at Kennards House Junction to follow local network route.

Tuesday 14 January to Thursday 16 January and Tuesday 21 January 2025

Overnight closure of East/West Link during convoy system on the A30.

Diversion

Use the A30 eastbound carriageway to leave via A30 Kennards House exit where you can rejoin the A30.

Thursday 16 January 2025

Overnight closure of Treguddick (Distillery) Junction during convoy system on the A30.

We'll maintain access for properties within closure.

Tuesday 21 January – Wednesday 22 January 2025

Overnight closure of West/East Link during convoy system on the A30.

Diversion

Use the westbound A30 to go to Five Lanes exit, where you can join the eastbound carriageway.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alertsgive details of live incidents on our network.

Work is subject to favourable weather conditions. For example heavy rain may affect progress. Plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys.

If we can't complete our work as planned, we may need to continue beyond these dates

We'll maintain access to properties within closures.

We’re currently upgrading a number of weather stations on our road network to maintain safety and improve the journey for road users.

We use roadside weather stations to collect information like road temperature and atmospheric conditions.

As part of these upgrades, the following works will be taking place on the A303 at Spotgate Cross:

03 – 18 December 2024

• There will be two-way traffic lights in operation on the A303 at Stopgate Cross. The lights will be in place overnight from 8pm to 6am, excluding weekends.

Late January

• There will be a full overnight closure of the A303 at Stopgate Cross in late January. We will advise further in due course. 

The road will be open as usual during the day.

We will be returning to the site on various dates in January to finish our works and to ensure the technology is working as it should.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re carrying out a range of surveys to the bridge on Pill Bridge Lane. The bridge spans the A303 near Ilchester and the A37. 

The surveys will help us to gather data to plan for future maintenance.

Works will be undertaken in phases, mostly overnight, from Monday 02 December until Tuesday 21 January 2025. 

Please note, there will be no traffic management in place nor works undertaken over the Christmas period, from 20 December 2024 until 02 January 2025. 

Access over the bridge at Pill Bridge Lane

The bridge will be closed from 6am on Monday 02 December until 6pm on Friday 06 December, inclusive. Works will take place during the daytime only, Monday to Friday.

A303 lane closures and slip road closures 

There will be a number of nighttime lane closures on the A303. This allows us to access the underside of the bridge at Pill Bridge Lane. The exit and entry slip roads from the A303 to the A37 will also need be closed overnight at various points to facilitate works. 

The following works will take place overnight Monday to Friday (8pm – 6am), when there is less traffic on the road:

• 2 December until 4 December – Lane one of the A303 eastbound closed. Entry slip road closed 
• 3 December until 5 December – Lane one of the A303 westbound closed. Exit slip road closed
• 6 December until 12 December – Lane one of the A303 eastbound closed. Entry slip road closed
• 18 December until 19 December – Lane two of the A303 closed both eastbound and westbound 
• 2 January until 07 January - Lane two of the A303 closed both eastbound and westbound
• 8 January until 17 January - Lane one of the A303 westbound closed. Exit slip road closed
• 20 January for one night - Lane one of the A303 westbound closed. Exit slip road closed
• 21 January for one night - Lane one of the A303 eastbound closed. Entry slip road closed

This work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress.

Well signed diversions will be in place via Cartgate Roundabout when the entry and exit slip roads are closed. 

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys. 

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England website. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re resurfacing the A38 overnight between the Carminow and Turfdown roundabouts.

This will maintain and improve safety for everyone using the road. It will also reduce the need for any unplanned closures.

We’ll carry out this work on weeknights between 8pm and 6am, when there is less traffic on the road. 

During the day the road will be open as usual.

Closures and diversions

Thursday 19 December

We'll close the eastbound A30 Carminow exit slip overnight (8pm to 6am).

Diversion: 

• follow the A30 eastbound and exit at Cardinham Junction,
• rejoin the A30 westbound carriageway at Cardinham, 
• leave the A30 westbound via A30 Callywith exit slip,
• follow signs to the A38.

Friday 10 January

We'll close the A38 between the Carminow and Turfdown roundabouts overnight (8pm to 6am).

We need this additional overnight closure to complete resurfacing work.

A30 eastbound diversion for vehicles over 4m

Eastbound vehicles over 4m needing to join the A38 will:

• follow the A30 (HGV Route)
• leave via A30 Tavistock Road exit slip
• join the A388 via Callington to Carkeel roundabout. 

A30 eastbound diversion for vehicles under 4m

Leave the A30 eastbound carriageway via A30 eastbound exit slip at Innis Downs.

A30 westbound diversion for vehicles over 4m

Westbound vehicles over 4m needing to join the A38 will:

• take the A30 at Callywith
• leave by A30 Innis Downs
• follow the HGV route back to Turfdown roundabout. 

A30 westbound diversion for vehicles under 4m

• leave the A30 by Callywith exit slip
• follow signs to the A38, A389, B3268
• turn left onto Turfdown Road. 

A38 westbound diversion

We'll divert traffic at Turfdown Roundabout. 

Vehicles over 4m:

• turn left onto B3268
• turn right onto the A390
• turn right onto A391 and return to A30 Innis Junction.

Vehicles under 4m:

• turn right onto Lostwithiel Road B3268
• then right into Bodmin to join the A30 eastbound at Callywith or left back to join the A30 westbound at Innis. 

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys. 

This work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re resurfacing the eastbound A38 at Harcombe Bends. This will maintain and improve safety for everyone using the road. It will also reduce the need for any unplanned closures. 

The eastbound A38 carriageway will be closed overnight between Drumbridges roundabout and Kennford junction.

We’ll carry out this work overnight between 8pm and 6am, when there is less traffic on the road. 

Works will take place on weeknights only. During the day, the road will be open as usual. 

This work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress.

Diversion routes

Well signed diversions will be in place.

Main diversion route:

• A38 eastbound traffic will come off at Drumbridges Roundabout and head south on the A382 towards Kingsteignton
• Continue on A382 onto Exeter Road, before heading onto Jetty Marsh Road
• Head north onto Newton Road
• Head east onto Greenhill Way
• Head onto A383 before joining the A380 northbound

Traffic trying to join the A38 at Chudleigh:

• Traffic travelling on B3344 from Chudleigh or Chudleigh Knighton will head south on B3193 towards Sandygate
• Traffic travelling south on B3193 towards Chudleigh will continue south on B3193 towards Sandygate
• Head onto Strap Lane
• Head onto the B3195 before joining A380 northbound

Traffic trying to join the A38 at Exeter racecourse:

• Continue driving towards A380 Telegraph Hill
• Join A380 at Telegraph Hill and head northbound

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys. 

Please also remember that closures can change at short notice. You can find live travel information on our Traffic England website.

Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re replacing the Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) on the A38 at the Menheniot junction at Lower Clicker. This will maintain and improve safety for everyone who uses the junction.

We’ll be using a mix of lane and overnight closures to safely carry out the work, starting on Monday 23 September. It will take around six months.

Closure information

• Monday 4 November to Friday 6 December: the first exit to the B3251 on the westbound carriageway, and a lane on the westbound carriageway, will be closed weeknights 9pm to 6am. A diversion will be in place using the other B3251 exit.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys. As our work progresses, there will be some full closures of the A38. These are currently due to start on at the end of January 2025. We’ll provide more information here.  

Access will be maintained for anyone with direct access off the A38 within the closures.

This work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress.

We’re improving the drainage and carrying out other maintenance on the A38 at Notter Bridge.

We’ll be using a mix of lane and overnight closures, starting on Monday 2 September. It will take us around three months.

Closure information - updated 4 October

The A38 will be closed between Landrake and Notter Bridge on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 October, 8pm to 6am each night, to move the contraflow. A diversion will be in place via Liskeard and Callington. For larger vehicles, please follow diversion route via Bodmin, Launceston and Callington. Access will be maintained for emergency vehicles only. Please use diversions for any other traffic.

A38 Notter Bridge diversion

A38 Notter Bridge HGV diversion

There will be no overtaking lane between Landrake and Notter Bridge while the contraflow is in place.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys.

We’ll need some further overnight closures to remove the traffic management once our work is complete. This is currently planned for Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 December. We’ll post more details here and on social media channels.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

We’re performing maintenance works, including:

• drainage
• sign repairs
• sweeping
• inspections

Closures

We'll close the 40 (eastbound and westbound) overnight (10pm to 6am) between Forest Gate and Lea Lines.

During the day the road will be open as usual.

Diversions

Well signed diversion routes will be in place in both directions. 

Diversion route for non-HGV traffic

Westbound A40 Forest Gate to Lea Lines diversion:

• turn left onto A4136 towards Mitcheldean
• once in Mitcheldean, take a right onto the High Street which turns into Bradley Court Road
• follow this until you return onto A40 at Lea Lines.

If you're travelling eastbound, follow this route in reverse.

Westbound A40 Forest Gate to Longhope diversion:

• turn left on to A4136 towards Mitcheldean
• as you come down the hill, take a right turn onto Old Monmouth Road
• take another right onto Church Rd leading to A40 Longhope.

If you're travelling eastbound, follow this route in reverse.

Diversion route for (HGVs)

Westbound diversion:

• take the A417 over roundabout and follow A417 through Maisemore and Hartpury
• turn left at Staunton to stay on A417
• stay on A417 until you reach M50 Junction 2, then take the westbound slip road towards Ross on Wye
• stay on M50 turning into the A449 (the first exit at the roundabout towards the A40) and take the first exit onto the A40 at the next roundabout, following signs for Gloucester
• the diversion ends at Lea Lines. 

If you're travelling eastbound, follow this route in reverse.

We'll maintain access to properties directly within the closure. Please ask the site team to escort you through the closure. 

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused. 

This work is subject to favourable weather conditions, for example heavy rain may affect the progress.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.