'No funds' to add arterial roads to Manadon scheme

PLYMOUTH City Council's transport champion has shot down pleas for two main arterial roads in the city to be included in the major upgrade to the £156 million Manadon Roundabout, it has been claimed.

- By ALISON STEPHENSON Local Democracy Reporter

PLYMOUTH City Council's transport champion has shot down pleas for two main arterial roads in the city to be included in the major upgrade to the £156 million Manadon Roundabout, it has been claimed.

Calls were made at a public meeting in Eggbuckland on Thursday evening to include traffic sequencing improvements on Tavistock Road and Outland Road as part of the plans.

But according to Conservative Eggbuckland councillor Chris Wood they were told that finances would not stretch that far and it was not part of the outline business case.

The project, which aims to relieve congestion at the city's busiest interchange, was described by the council as having "broad support from the public" in a recent consultation.