A NEW pedestrian crossing is being planned for the A390 at St Ann’s Chapel to help familles cross the busy road to school and nursery.

There is still time to comment on plans drawn up by Cornwall Council contractor Cormac for the crossing close to the Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy.

It will be controlled with traffic lights in response to the community’s long-time call for action to stop people having to dodge the traffic. While hundreds of new houses are on one side of the road, the pre-school and primary school are on the other.

Speed cameras have already been installed in response to a community and parish council campaign.

The new crossing will replace the traffic island in the middle of the road.