A community drop-in session is being held at St John’s Hall in Penzance between 8am and 6pm on Wednesday, June 18 to enable local residents and businesses to find out more about plans to improve Market Jew Street and the wider programme to upgrade gas pipes across the town.

The improvements in Market Jew Street are part of the Penzance Town Deal Sustainable Travel Network project and are designed to make the centre of Penzance a safer, more attractive and welcoming place for pedestrians and cyclists. Works are currently due to begin on July 21 and to last for up to 19 weeks.

The Market Jew Street scheme, which will be carried out by Cormac, was developed following extensive engagement with the local community.

The aim is to reinforce the pedestrian zone by creating a more effective gateway and improve accessibility for pedestrians, people with reduced mobility, cyclists and public transport.

The overall streetscape and planting will also be enhanced to attract more people into the centre of the town.

In order to ensure the safety of members of the public and the teams working on the scheme, Market Jew Street will be closed to traffic along its entire length between 7.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday from July 21 to November 28.

A road closure will also be in place at Market Place from October 20 to the end of November.

Both roads will be open to traffic as normal during the evenings and at weekends. Access for emergency vehicles and pedestrians will be maintained at all times.

As well as the improvements at Market Jew Street, a number of other highways schemes are due to be delivered as part of the Sustainable Travel Network project over the same period.

These include:

As well as the planned works on Market Jew Street, Wales & West Utilities’ programme to upgrade the gas pipes also involves projects in different parts of the town between July and December, some of which will require road closures.

These include: