Parish councillors in a Nottinghamshire village have criticised multi-million-pound plans to expand its roundabout as it will "change the face" of the area.
Part of the £22m project to upgrade the A614/A6097 corridor between Ollerton and Lowdham involves changes to the Lowdham village roundabout which connects the Epperstone Bypass and Nottingham Road.
Plans laid out for the roundabout include its expansion, reducing the speed limit to 30mph on all approaches and increasing its capacity.
But concerns have been raised by the village's parish councillors over the impact it will have on residents' "quality of life".
There are fears the roundabout's expansion would eat into the village's green space and threaten the existing cricket pitch there - a "key pillar for the community".
Councillors have also said the increased traffic using the roundabout would be too noisy for residents and impact their health.
Chairwoman of Lowdham Parish Council, Jacqueline Finn, 65, said: "We are a population of around 3,000 and this will change the face of the village. The work planned will take 12 months to complete, which will be a completely different issue for residents to deal with.
"This will bring no benefits to anyone in Lowdham. We don't think it's going to work and don't feel like the county council is taking our concerns on board.
"Our green space is so valuable to us and we don't feel like there is any evidence that this expansion would improve matters for the village.
"We also have a long-standing issue with flooding and this project would eat into the flood plains, which is a huge concern."
The cost of the proposals to expand Lowdham roundabout will total £4.4m.
Parish councillor Emma Wilson, 31, added: "As councillors we believe the full impact of the proposals have not taken into account a large number of factors which will negatively impact the community in Lowdham and the surrounding areas.
"We have also run a local survey involving over 100 people which received 80 percent opposition with a wide range of comments."
The councillors have asked for the county council to make changes to Gunthorpe Bridge instead due to the high levels of traffic that build through the area - close to Lowdham.
But the scheme does not cover the Gunthorpe Bridge and the funding can only be spent on the six junctions involved.
The secretary of transport announced last October that £18m of funding would be allocated to the council for an improvement scheme covering six junctions along the A614 and A6097 between Ollerton and Lowdham.
The scheme aims to support planned housing developments along the route in Bilsthorpe, Ollerton and Blidworth.
It also plans to reduce peak period traffic congestion for the commuters and local businesses, and improve road safety for all users.
The county council submitted its outline business case to the Department for Transport for approval in May 2019 with the intention to start works on site in April 2021 subject to the approval of the business case and subsequent planning approvals.
The remaining funding for the project will be coming from the council, section 106 contributions from proposed developments along the route, including a proposed development at Edwinstowe, and Community Infrastructure Levy money.
Work on Lowdham roundabout would take 12 months and not start until winter 2023.
Nottinghamshire County Council was contacted for comment on the concerns raised.
