The winning scheme, which will see two lanes reinstated on a roundabout on Bradfield Road, will be implemented this autumn. The scheme received more than 350 votes from the public, who complained that there were significant tailbacks at the entrance to Bradfield Road from Owlerton Green because two lanes were reduced to one.

Work will begin soon on reinstating the two lanes.

One of the people who nominated Bradfield Road as a traffic hotspot, Rob Brown, from Walkley Bank, said: "I could not see the sense in changing from the existing continuous two lane system into a single lane system, and also in creating an obstruction as you enter into Bradfield Road. I was totally bemused by the scheme and just had to get in touch with the council to get it sorted."

Enid Bensa, from Hillsborough, said she was "really happy" that Bradfield Road had been selected.

She added: "I hope it will make a lot of difference to how people can travel in the north of Sheffield and I suspect it will have a positive knock-on effect for the rest of Sheffield's roads"

Sheffield Council received a total of 617 nominations for traffic hotspots, which was then shortlisted to 20 potential schemes that could be delivered.

Members of the public then voted for which of the 20 they wanted to see implemented. More than 1,300 people voted and Bradfield Road was the winning scheme, with 26 per cent of the vote.