Major roundabout project set to restart after delay

The council said the new layout would provide more space for pedestrians and trees

A major project to transform a Nottingham city centre roundabout into a T-junction is set to restart and be completed after being delayed by a collapsed brick sewer.

The £8.97m project has seen the Maid Marian Way island - which connected the road with Derby Road and Upper Parliament Street - removed.

The council paused its work towards the end of July while Severn Trent Water carried out emergency work in Upper Parliament Street.

Now the final part of the project is set to be completed when surfacing takes place on nearby Mount Street between 27 and 28 August.

The road will be closed overnight from 22:00 to 06:00 BST.

Work on the project started in May last year, with officials saying the roundabout was "outdated" and a barrier to movement around the city centre.

But the scheme was met with a mixed response, with some left confused and others frustrated by the delays caused.

Once the highway works are complete, the project will move into a new phase, with a new public artwork planned to be installed in the area later this year.

The council said it was working with Backlit Gallery, and business improvement district It's in Nottingham, to develop a new piece of artwork themed around Maid Marian.

A variety of new mature trees will also be planted on site during the winter months.