Motorists are being diverted around a road closure on the A30 in Cornwall this morning (Friday, January 10). The road is shut in both directions due to a police incident.
The closure is in place between the A3047 near Pool and A3047 near Redruth. At the time of writing (8.30am), police officers are at the scene and the road is expected to be closed for a “considerable” amount of time.
Drivers are being diverted away via the A3047 in both directions. Traffic monitoring site Inrix is warning that delays are building on diverting routes.
National Highways said: “The A30 in Cornwall is closed both directions between A3047 near Pool and A3047 near Redruth due to police led incident.
“Devon and Cornwall Police are on scene. The incident is expected to be protracted and in place for a considerable time.”
Inrix adds: “A30 Eastbound closed, queueing traffic due to police incident from A3047 (Tolvaddon, Tolvaddon) to Redruth turn off (Avers Roundabout, Redruth). Congestion to some routes through Pool as drivers divert away. New Portreath road is also closed due to the police incident.”
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