Months of roadworks to take place at accident blackspot

THERE are set to be six months of roadworks and speed limit restrictions at an accident blackspot on a major Plymouth road.

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Plymouth City Council's Charlton Road traffic management plan

Plymouth City Council is planning to carry out work on the main A386 Tavistock Road in order to solve a long-running junction issue which has prevented residents from turning right into their street.

It is expected that the long-awaited Charlton Road junction improvement scheme, in Crownhill, will get under way this spring.

Motorists have been warned that speeds will be reduced to 30mph on some stretches of the road, there could be queues and delays, and divisions will be in place for Charlton Road residents.

The aim of the project is to reinstate the right turn from Tavistock Road into Charlton Road which was closed during construction of the Derriford Transport Scheme in 2017.

The junction was a notorious accident hotspot and there had been concerns about safety there for years.

A scheme was therefore developed to reopen the turning under traffic light control but work, which was originally due to get under way in 2020, faced setbacks.