A SCHEME to provide safety improvements at a junction with an above average accident record last week went on show to the public. An exhibition was held to unveil proposals for a £3-million improvement scheme at the A30 junction at Fingle Glen. There have been eleven injury accidents, including two fatalities at the junction in the last 15 years, a worse accident record than the national average for similar junctions. Highways Agency project manager Lynton Cocks described the proposals as ?a simple scheme and an affordable scheme?. Mr Cocks said: ?We are committed to improving safety at junctions and this includes a policy of closing central reserve crossing points on high speed roads wherever possible?. Fingle Glen junction provides access to and from the old A30 to the current A30 dual carriageway. Drivers using the junction have to cross the eastbound carriageway avoiding oncoming fast moving traffic. Under the proposed scheme, the central reserve crossing point will be blocked off. Instead, drivers on the old A30 wishing to access the dual carriageway will use the existing Barton Head bridge over the dual carriageway. The proposals would also involve widening the bridge to provide more spaces for traffic and pedestrians and a new two-way sliproad will be created onto the A30. New traffic signals will be installed where the new sliproad meets the old A30. Road widening and works to improve visibility are also part of the scheme. Plans and photographs of the proposal were on display, along with draft orders for the new road, at a public exhibition held in Pathfinder Village Hall last Friday. Staff from the Highways Agency and its contractor and designers were available to answer any questions from local residents. The public now has six weeks in which to make objections or expressions of support for the scheme. If a large number of objections are received, it may be necessary to hold a public inquiry. The Highways Agency held a preview for councillors from local parishes the day before the public event. Mr Cocks said the majority of the 15 councillors who attended affirmed their support for the scheme. He said there had been a good response to the public exhibition with around 30 people attending during the first two hours alone. If the scheme is given the go-ahead, the construction period is forecast to be around nine months. Mr Cocks added: ?The beauty of this scheme is that a lot of the work is off-line, which will minimise the impact on traffic during construction?. This section of the A30 has one of the busiest traffic flows in Devon and Cornwall, with an average of 29,000 vehicles a day, rising to 55,000 on a Saturday in August.