Editing A30 road (section)

====Carland Cross to Chiverton Cross====
Dualling of the stretch between Carland Cross and Chiverton Cross established a continuous dual carriageway from Exeter right through to Camborne. Although this was shelved in 2006 as it was not considered a regional priority,<ref name="Ref_2006">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5155828.stm |work=BBC News |title=Winners and losers in roads plan |date=6 July 2006 |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> it was included within the government's Road Investment Strategy in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/408514/ris-for-2015-16-road-period-web-version.pdf|title=Road Investment Strategy : for the 2015/16 – 2019/20 Road Period|website=Gov.uk|access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref> The preferred route was announced in July 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/he/a30-chiverton-to-carland-cross-improvement-scheme/results/a30-chiverton_final_artwork.pdf|title=A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross Improvement Scheme : Preferred route announcement|website=Highwaysengland.citizenspace.com|access-date=3 November 2021}}</ref> and on 6 February 2020, the [[Secretary of State for Transport]] approved [[Highways England]]'s application for a Development Consent Order for the scheme to be constructed. Work began in March 2020 with an estimated cost of £330 million, a total of £20 million being provided by the [[European Regional Development Fund]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-51420300|work=BBC News |title=Main Cornwall route gets 'vital' £290m upgrade |date=7 February 2020| access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross |url=https://highwaysengland.co.uk/our-work/south-west/a30-chiverton-to-carland-cross/ |website=www.highwaysengland.co.uk |date=18 May 2020 |publisher=[[Highways England]] |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> The scheme is included as a case study in the [[Department for Transport]]'s document Road Investment Strategy 2: 2020–2025. The route of the road passes near a [[World Heritage Site]], a [[Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England|Registered Park and Gardens]] and a number of [[SSSI|Sites of Special Scientific Interest]]. The scheme included a 20-metre-wide 'green bridge' over the new road to promote connectivity and biodiversity.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871978/road-investment-strategy-2-2020-2025.pdf | title = Road Investment Strategy 2: 2020–2025 | date = 11 March 2020 | website = [[Department for Transport]] | access-date =  11 March 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200312064548/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871978/road-investment-strategy-2-2020-2025.pdf | archive-date = 2020-03-12}}</ref> The road opened in 2024, 49 years after the nearby Camborne-Redruth bypass section, which had opened in 1975.