Plans have been announced for £28.6m worth of upgrades to the A614 / A6097 scheme.
Six redesigned junctions spanning that route are hoped to be completed by summer 2025, with planning permission submitted to the Nottinghamshire County Council planning team being considered in the summer.
If it's approved, work will start in summer 2023.
Ollerton roundabout, Mickledale Lane, White Post roundabout, Warren Hill, Lowdham roundabout and A6097 Bridgford Street / Kirk Hill junction are set to have the big upgrades.
It's hoped the changes will open up land to the north of Bingham where 1,000 new homes are being built, land in Ollerton which is planned for hundreds of homes, and the development of the former Thoresby Colliery site, which is earmarked for 850 new houses.
Deerdale Lane was part of the funding bid, but due to the complexity of removing the hidden dip on the A614 close to the junction, as well of cost of underground utilities equipment, it was decided this could not be progressed.
Four of the planned upgrades will need additional third party land, which the council or Via will try to purchase by negotiation.
To obtain land if an agreement cannot be reached, the council could issue a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), in this case when the council have a statutory right to buy the land or take a right over it.
Councillors are due to consider moving the scheme on to a further stage and will discuss giving the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Side Roads Order (SRO) process the green light later this month.
The latest addition to the scheme is the A6097 Bridgford Street / Kirk Hill junction, where there will be two ahead lanes along the A6097 Bridgford Street in both directions, and separately signalled right turn lanes to East Bridgford and Newton.
The scheme requires third party land, although this was owned by East Bridgford Parish Council who have said they are happy for this to go ahead.
Councillor Phil Clarke, chair of East Bridgford Parish Council, said: "It's welcome, there have always been issues in the village with cut-through traffic.
"The County Council needed some land from one side or the other, and we bought a bit of private allotment land - a part of that has been taken away, but that's not a problem.
"There is a group of people in the village who want footpaths, bridleways and cycle paths to be carefully considered, so hopefully there can be some negotiations around that."
Another of the proposed upgrades is to the Lowdham roundabout, connecting the A6097, A612 Nottingham Road and Southwell Road.
The capacity will be increased to cater for future forecast traffic growth, and includes three approach lanes on the A612 Nottingham Road as an example, with a speed limit reduced to 30mph on all approaches, with a toucan crossing included on the Epperstone Bypass.
This will need third party land, and part of the farm located opposite the cricket club is planned to be used.
Conservative Councillor Roger Jackson, of Newark & Sherwood District Council who represents Dover Beck in Lowdham, said: "Anything that's trying to alleviate traffic flow is a great thing, as in the case with the Lowdham roundabout, it's not fit for purpose.
"There is private farmland the council are looking to purchase, as the cricket pitch will not be touched because that's also used as a council storage area.
"While work is ongoing, we would like to see drainage improved around Lowdham too which could be future proofed."
One Lowdham resident who works partly as a taxi and minibus driver and lives nearby says traffic in the area is an issue.
Jane Rogers, 59, who lives on Nottingham Road, said: "It's a really busy roundabout, especially with traffic coming from Burton Joyce.
"Rush hour traffic can be really bad, and if I'm coming from the A46 way at night, traffic can be queueing from that roundabout to here.
"A chunk of land should be taken off the park near the road and a filter lane put into place.
"I've seen the plans and hopefully the changes can make traffic flow more quickly.
Other residents agree traffic is bad at the junction at rush hour, but have not noticed it being an issue apart from that.
Jodie Dowling, 26, who works at Worlds End pub in Lowdham and has lived in the village all her life, said: "It gets really busy at rush hour.
"If you're coming into Lowdham from Burton Joyce way, it's really bad.
"But normally it's alright."
Sasha Irwin, 30, who's unemployed and lives on Nottingham Road, said: "Traffic is really bad between 4pm and 6pm.
"But it's normally okay apart from that.
"I'd assume the roadworks that would be needed to do the work would cause some disruption."
Ollerton roundabout changes are estimated to cost £7.4m, which will need third party land, and will include an enlarged conventional roundabout with five arms instead of six, with an increased capacity, speed limit will be reduced on approaches and two toucan crossings will be added.
A new roundabout at Mickledale Lane is estimated to cost £5.3m, connecting to the A614, with a 30mph speed limit in place with third party land required.
White Post roundabout has an estimated cost of £100,000 for resurfacing and lining.
Warren Hill will cost around £490,000 and will include a 'tiger tail' merge, like a usual slip road, along with a proposed banned right turn preventing motorists from doing a u-turn from the north on A614 to south on A6097.
Councillor Keith Girling, Chairman of the Economic Development and Asset Management Committee, said: "The A614 / A6097 upgrade scheme is vital to how we will continue to support growth and investment in Nottinghamshire.
"It will enable roads to operate more efficiently by reducing congestion, improving the reliability of journey times whilst also providing increased capacity at key junctions which will help facilitate economic growth in the area.
"I am delighted that we will soon be at the planning submission stage of the project, and I'd like to make a mention of the project team who have spent 11 months refining the application ready for its submission.
"If planning permission is approved, the scheme will unlock the development of the former Thoresby Colliery site, which is earmarked for 850 new houses and 2.3 hectares of employment land which will bring new jobs to the area.
"The scheme will also open up land to the north of Petersmith Drive, Ollerton which has been allocated 305 new houses and land to the north of Bingham for 1,000 houses and employment development.
"We hope that this scheme will provide real economic momentum, especially during the current pandemic, in and around the area."
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