A serious of roadworks - including major upgrades on the A52 - have been described as 'awful' by drivers.
Motorists have been frustrated by roadworks along the A52 at Gamston roundabout and in Radcliffe-on-Trent.
While three-way traffic lights have been in place in Cotgrave in Plumtree Road at the junction with Mensing Avenue.
This is to do with gas main works.
And drivers have said the various works have come "all at the same time".
At Gamston roundabout this is just the start of the disruption, with a four phase improvement project being delivered by National Highways set to be completed by February 2023.
Whereas in Radcliffe-on-Trent, residents recently spoke to Nottinghamshire Live after it was confirmed that a four week programme would take place to carry out repairs to the A52 from Monday, February 21.
A series of roadworks have been carried out on the A52 in the Radcliffe area over the last year, with improvements to the Nottingham Road and Cropwell Road junctions.
People in Cotgrave have now shared their concerns that the works on roads in the area have led to drivers using the suburb as a ‘cut through’ where people avoid the disruption on the A52 and in Radcliffe on Trent.
Luke Shipman, 34, from Cotgrave, said that there were far too many roadworks happening at once.
“It can be busy down that end at the best of times,” Mr Shipman said.
“In the morning you can wait an hour or so without the roadworks. Going out of Cotgrave is particularly bad.
“Without a shadow of a doubt it’s a huge cut-through from both sides - getting through to Radcliffe over to the Cropwell side and obviously to get to the A46 it is a big cut-through.
“If they can’t get through that way then it’s just coming through the village.
“Without a shadow of a doubt there's definitely far too much going off at once.”
Cadent Gas is currently carrying out mains replacement works in Cotgrave until the end of March, resulting in three way traffic lights on Plumtree Road, Bakers Hollow and Mensing Avenue.
Another resident, nurse Ruth Haslam, said locals were frustrated with the works and the people cutting through as a result.
“I think it’s quite busy,” she said.
“I think it’s like that a lot and it is quite frustrating. There’s more cars on the road.
“People cut through the village without a doubt - there's quite a lot of local frustration with the speed people do using it as a cut through.
“I feel that people that live here are respectful but the people that use it as a cut-through forget that it’s a place where people live.
“The gas works are everywhere at the minute they have seemed to have descended on the village. They’re going everywhere.”
Retired Cotgrave resident Jean Stockley, 66, said that the traffic build up meant that it took a long time to get in and out of the village.
She said: “It is a massive cut-through - but when you’re going out in the morning or coming back at night it takes ages to get back into Cotgrave.
“The A52 is awful at the minute because you’ve not only got it in Radcliffe itself but you’ve now got the island as well.
“It’s coming back down the A52 which is the problem - it’s not going in, it’s coming back especially at rush hour.
“They seem to be doing it all at the same time.”
A Cadent spokesperson, in relation to the mains replacement in Cotgrave, said: “We are currently carrying out work in the area until the end of March as part of our mains replacement programme, which sees us replacing ageing iron gas pipes with new plastic pipes that will keep the gas flowing to Nottingham for years to come.
“We understand that this work is causing disruption and have been working closely with the local community to mitigate this. We would like to thank everyone for their patience whilst we complete this vital work.”
Speaking about the latest works in Radcliffe, National Highways Project Manager, Jon Pumfrey said: “We understand the concerns of local residents and that is why we’re working overnight when there are fewer vehicles using the road. The diversion routes that we have put in place have been agreed by the local authority and we’d encourage motorists to follow the signage to help keep them moving and disruption to a minimum.”
Further improvements are planned for the Silverdale junction near Clifton and Stragglethorpe junction, near the village of Bassingfield, of the A52.
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