Traffic into Plymouth city centre is moving at a crawling pace this morning.

Motorists are reportedly "not moving" on Gdynia Way as Monday morning's rush hour takes full swing.

This morning, Plymouth City Council was forced to restrict the Exeter Street entrance to Charles Cross roundabout to just one lane for a period of three weeks - so the other lane can be used by those on foot.

They say that the problem has come about because a small minority of people didn’t follow the diversion in place by Buzz Bingo, which is to the left of the roundabout heading into Plymouth.

The closure is evidently having an impact on traffic - delaying many people's journeys.

You can read more about it here.

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Traffic heavier than normal and slow traffic on A374 Embankment Road Southbound between B3214 Old Laira Road and A379 Laira Bridge Road.Extended works at Charles Cross roundabout are having a knock on affect around the city.

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'Dead slow'

Edd Moore said: “It’s dead slow. I crawled all up Exeter Street, guessing it’s caused by Charles cross. Took about 20 minutes to get down Gdynia Way.”

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Live updates from Plymouth's roads

  • PLYMOUTH ROAD HEADING TOWARDS LAIRA BRIDGE - PLYMOUTH - DEVON Heavy traffic on Plymouth Road heading towards Laira Bridge after the Marsh Mills Roundabout. Travel time is six minutes.
  • ST BUDEAUX BYPASS HEADING TOWARDS THE PARKWAY - PLYMOUTH - DEVON Very slow traffic on St Budeaux Bypass heading towards The Parkway after the fire station.
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What does the work involve?

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Council announces three weeks of roadworks hell for Plymouth city centre

There’s more traffic misery to come around Charles Cross - and it’s all because some pedestrians have been trying to take unsafe shortcuts.

Plymouth City Council has announced it’s going to have to restrict the Exeter Street entrance to Charles Cross roundabout to just one lane from Monday for a period of three weeks - so the other lane can be used by those on foot.

They say that the problem has come about because a small minority of people didn’t follow the diversion in place by Buzz Bingo, which is to the left of the roundabout heading into Plymouth.

In a statement, the council wrote: “We’ll get straight to the point; this isn’t good news. We’re going to have to restrict the Exeter Street entrance to Charles Cross roundabout to just one lane from Monday for a period of three weeks.

Read our full report here.

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