'Massive disruption' fear in year of big roadworks

BUS BOSS'S WORRIES OVER NATIONAL HIGHWAYS' CITY PROJECT

- By OLIVER PRIDMORE

A BUS firm fears a year-long project to resurface roads between two major Nottingham roundabouts will create “massive disruption”.

The managing director of Trentbarton says that, without a priority for buses, “everything around the western side of the city” will become backed up with traffic.

National Highways is carrying out the work on the A52 between the Priory roundabout and the QMC roundabout.

The agency says the stretch of road “is coming to the end of its working life”

As well as resurfacing the road, National Highways is building a combined cycleway and footway on the eastbound side of the A52, upgrading drainage and improving lighting.

The work will start soon and last until spring next year, although no exact dates have been confirmed.