Speed checks to protect roadworkers

Speed checks are being carried out on the A390 near Truro

Speed checks are being carried out on a road with a busy section of roadworks because of safety concerns for the workers, a safety group says.

The Vision Zero South West group said Devon and Cornwall Police were deploying speed detection officers to carry out enforcement on the A390 around Threemilestone, near Truro.

Contractors Cormac said some drivers had not been not complying with a temporary 30mph limit in place.

Vision Zero, a road safety partnership covering Devon and Cornwall, said safety had to be the "primary concern".

The road connects with part of the A30 Chiverton Cross dualling, and also links in with plans to build new houses and a stadium in the Langarth area.

Richard Kent-Woolsey from Devon and Cornwall Police told BBC Radio Cornwall: "Cormac has reported to police that they are seeing excess speeds, people ignoring that temporary speed limit and causing a danger to their operatives, and clearly that is a concern."

Supt Adrian Leisk, head of road safety for the force and chairman of Vision Zero's enforcement group, said he appreciated "temporary speed limits can sometimes be frustrating, [but] safety has to be our primary concern".

He said: "We have a duty of care to those working on this road, as well as all other road users."