The A30 in Cornwall was closed both ways on Sunday morning after a police incident, cutting a major route between Chiverton Cross roundabout and Scorrier. It reopened later the same day, and traffic returned to normal.
The closure was first reported at 8.30am. The affected stretch ran from the Chiverton Cross roundabout and its turn off to the A390 to the A3047 turn off at Scorrier, leaving drivers facing delays on both directions of the road.
Chiverton Cross roundabout to Scorrier
Devon and Cornwall Police later said there was slow traffic because of an earlier police incident on the A30 both ways from Chiverton Cross roundabout to Scorrier. That sequence mattered for road users already on the route: the road was reported shut in the morning, then later described as open again once traffic had returned to normal.
No details were given about what the police incident involved. For drivers, the practical effect was simple enough — a closed stretch on a main Cornwall road, followed by a return to normal flow once the road reopened.
Sunday morning closure
The route remains one of Cornwall's main through roads, so a closure between Chiverton Cross roundabout, the A390 turn off and Scorrier affects through traffic in both directions at once. The later reopening meant the disruption did not carry on through the day, but the morning closure still blocked the road at the point most drivers would have been trying to use it.
Police said the road had reopened after the earlier police incident, ending the restriction on that stretch of the A30.
CrossCountry on Sunday 23 August
CrossCountry separately said services across its network would be significantly disrupted on Sunday 23 August because of a power cut affecting its control centre. The company said most services would be cancelled until further notice, with significant reductions and cancellations expected across almost all routes.
It also said tickets bought for travel on its services that day could be used with other train operators on the same route, and that tickets would stay valid on CrossCountry services until Wednesday. Customers whose trains were delayed by 30 minutes or more could claim Delay Repay, while those who chose not to travel could claim a refund.
