Source: City of Plymouth
Work on the first phase of the Woolwell to The George transport improvement scheme is progressing well and the new left turn from Tavistock Road (inbound) into Woolwell Crescent is due to open next week, ahead of programme.
The traffic management will be changed overnight on Sunday 20 July to allow all southbound traffic (including traffic using the Belliver Roundabout diversion) to access Woolwell without having to go down to Woolwell Roundabout.
The junction from Eco Way onto Woolwell Crescent will also reopen, with a left turn only, while work on the new traffic light junction for traffic exiting Woolwell Crescent onto Tavistock Road continues.
This is expected to finish at the end of September and will allow vehicles to turn right and travel north (for the first time) or turn left towards the city centre (as they did before).
From Monday 21 July, work on Tavistock Road, between the Belliver and Woolwell roundabouts will move to the central reservation. Southbound traffic will continue to be reduced to one lane and northbound traffic will be reduced to one lane, as it was until recently.
Work on Woolwell Road is substantially complete, with a new toucan crossing and street lighting, along with improved cycle and pedestrian paths.
Preparations for phase two of the scheme, which involves widening Tavistock Road between Woolwell Roundabout and the George Park and Ride, as well as replacing Woolwell Roundabout with a new signalised junction, are ongoing, with work planned to start in the autumn.
More information on phase two will be provided nearer the start, along with the dates and locations of public information events.
The Woolwell to The George scheme has been in the pipeline for many years. It will tackle one of Plymouth’s worst traffic bottlenecks and is a vital part of our programme to provide better links to and from the north of Plymouth as it grows.
More information can be found on our Woolwell to The George pages.