Tarmac laid on £40m Gedling Access Road after huge embankment finished

New pictures show work on the £40m Gedling Access Road powering ahead.

Tarmac is now being laid on the new road which is set to run from Mapperley Plains, parallel to Arnold Lane, and towards Burton Road.

The next step in the construction work comes shortly after a huge new soil embankment was built to hold up the 3.8km route.

Soil was extracted from Lambley Lane to construct the embankment and now 3.8km of asphalt must be laid.

Work began in January of last year and is set to be completed later this year.

The latest aerial footage most recently revealed the extent of the work and how it is progressing.

Tarmac is now being put down along the Gedling Access Road as work continues ahead of opening later this year (Nottingham Post)

A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire County Council said: "Works on the new four-arm roundabout at the old Gedling Colliery yard have progressed well over the last month, with kerb laying now complete and much of the surface material laid.

"Moving slightly north, ground levels have been brought up to level at the new five-arm roundabout which will link GAR to Arnold Lane and the future Keepmoat development.

"This will allow construction teams to begin placing the road construction layers.