A TRAFFIC census is being carried out on behalf of Cornwall Council at St Thomas Road until 7pm today (Tuesday).

Motorists travelling down St Thomas Road (Bude/Holsworthy direction) are being handed a ‘postcard’ to fill in and send back.

Those handing out the information on site told the Post it is ‘traffic modelling so civil engineers get a feel of the type of traffic coming through the town’.

The council says information provided to the Launceston Transport Study ‘will be used to plan future transport provision in the area’.

Questionnaires handed out include a freepost envelope and completed questionnaires will be entered in to a cash prize draw.A spokesperson for Cornwall Council said: "The council is carrying out traffic surveys as part of the transport strategy being developed to improve traffic flows, air quality and pedestrian connectivity in and around the Newport Square area of Launceston. "We already know that 65% of trips on Launceston’s roads are by local people or for doing business in the town. The information from the traffic surveys will help us to fully understand where journeys by private cars and HGVs begin, their destinations, and the purposes for the journeys."