MOTORISTS will face £60 fines for using one of the main roads near Nottingham Station this summer.
From tomorrow, drivers won't be able get to Station Street from London Road without risking a fine.
Nottingham City Council is introducing the restriction so the road can be used by rail replacement buses during six weeks of disruption at the station from next month.
Wheelchair-accessible taxis and bikes will be the only vehicles able use the road.
Up until July 14, drivers will be given warnings. But, from July 15, £60 penalties will be issued.
Liam Woodgates, director at Hopkinson Vintage, Antiques and Art Centre, in Station Street, said: "I've been driving down this road for seven years and will, like other people, probably still do it from habit.
"I think it's fair enough warning people to begin with, and the earlier the warning people have the better."
The major resignalling works at Nottingham Station mean most services will not run between July 20 and August 25, while a £100m project to renew signals, track and junctions takes place.
Other vehicles will still be able to use Station Street via Trent Street, off Canal Street, and will also be able to exit on to London Road.
Mr Woodgates added: "It's not ideal but they have to implement something to allow for the changes to take place."
No trains will run on the Robin Hood Line for nearly six weeks, and East Midlands Parkway station will be used as the main alternative for passengers heading to London, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield.
Between 25 and 35 buses will leave the station every hour, transferring passengers to connecting trains at nearby stations. A bus lane will be introduced on Sheriffs Way.
Councillor Jane Urquhart, the city council's portfolio holder for planning and transport, said: "We are working very closely with Network Rail, East Midlands Trains and other partners to help minimise any disruption to the travelling public as a result of the signal improvement works over the summer. We are supporting their arrangements by providing space on the road network and access at the station for replacement bus services and ensuring clear, up-to-date information is available to help people make the appropriate journey choices.
"I would encourage anyone who normally travels to Nottingham by train to think now about the alternatives that might be available to them."
