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Major Nottingham city centre roundabout project set to restart after delay
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 £8.97m project has seen the Maid Marian Way island - which connected the road with Derby Road and Upper Parliament Street - council paused its work towards the end of July while Severn Trent Water carried out emergency work in Upper Parliament 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closed overnight from 22:00 to 06:00 on the project started in May last year, with officials saying the roundabout was "outdated" and a barrier to movement around the city the scheme was met with a mixed response, with some left confused and others frustrated by the delays the highway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 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.
