Plymouth City Council is locked in talks with more than 20 property owners as work continues on the £45m upgrade of one of the city’s busiest roads.

As work on the second phase of the huge scheme is set to start this autumn, the council said it is still in discussions about obtaining land needed to widen Tavistock Road.

Construction began on the ambitious Woolwell to the George Traffic Scheme a year ago in a bid to ease congestion on the A386. Preparations for phase two of the scheme, which involves widening Tavistock Road between Woolwell Roundabout and the George Park and Ride, as well as replacing Woolwell Roundabout with a new signalised junction, are ongoing, with work planned to start in the autumn.

Last year the council said it needed to acquire 32 plots of land, mainly garde

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