Something went wrong, please try again later. Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox Something went wrong, please try again later. Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox Nottingham motorists have been warned of "possible delays" on a major city route ahead of a five-week roadworks project. A lane closure will be in place along Maid Marian Way from Tuesday (April 21), with the restriction set to remain in place for more than a month. It comes after Nottingham City Transport (NCT) confirmed the closures, which are part of a year-long project, on Monday (April 21). A spokesperson for NCT said: "The final phase of roadworks associated with the Maid Marian Way junction improvements takes place from 22nd April, lasting approximately five weeks. "This will see one of the lanes closed on Upper Parliament Street towards Maid Marian Way, with delays possible on Pink and Turquoise Lines." Work began in spring 2024 to turn the now-demolished large roundabout on Maid Marian Way, which connected the key city centre routes of Derby Road and Lower Parliament Street in Nottingham city centre, into a T-junction. Nottingham City Council, which is using £8.97 million from the government's ‘Future High Street Fund’ to fund the project, said the change would make the junction safer for cyclists and pedestrians. However, the new junction resulted in severe delays for motorists and the city's bus network in October 2024, forcing the city council to apologise and make changes to improve the situation. On Thursday (April 17), Nottinghamshire Live was given a tour of the site as work entered the "final stretch" before its expected completion this summer. Following the conversion of the road layout, work is underway to improve the public realm, including wide Portuguese-slabbed pavements with benches and dozens of trees and shrubbery. Paul Horn, a city council project manager, said the changes are "really going to lift the area" and be "transformative". He said it will be "a lot easier" for pedestrians to cross the road, adding: "When it's complete, traffic will be able to pass through as well as previously but it will have much better crossing facilities. "We're giving space back to people." Mr Horn apologised for the disruption caused by the works, which he said would likely continue while new kerbs are installed on Parliament Street over a period of five weeks. The council previously described the now-demolished roundabout as a challenge for pedestrians and cyclists - with it "acting as a barrier to movement between the city centre, Derby Road and the theatre/Castle area to the west of Maid Marian Way". A so-called 'rain garden', which will be filled with plants that can survive in low-lying, waterlogged conditions, will also be added to limit the impact of flooding.