Promoting Green Infrastructure
Demonstrating innovation and community focused solutions
The old A391 was narrow and lacked proper provisions for pedestrians, cyclists or horse riders. Those who used the national cycle network, ‘Clay trails’, between Wheal Martyn and the Eden project were forced to cross a busy section of the road. This project presented the opportunity to provide proper provisions for pedestrians, create better transport links to St Austell, transform redundant land into sustainable travel routes and give pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians access to green spaces.
Cormac’s work on this project included the construction of a roundabout, 1.6km of new road, improvements to existing junctions, facilities and route improvements for pedestrians and a 3.7km cycle trail. This project also included constructing a narrow-waisted, arched, over bridge. The bridge was planted with low-growing willow to provide a natural and biodiverse wildlife corridor across the new section of road.
Challenges to the project came from the scheme being built on former China Clay industrial legacy land. This required innovative design solutions, complex engineering and the relocation of three live China Clay pipelines.
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