LITTLE Eaton, Kingsway and Markeaton Islands could be replaced with flyovers in a scheme which would give the city's economy a huge boost, according to experts.
And MPs Pauline Latham and Chris Williamson have also shared a rare moment of political agreement by both backing the idea.
Now, it is understood that as part of the Highways Agency's planning process, it is looking at flyovers at Kingsway and Little Eaton too.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "We aim to make significant improvements to the Little Eaton, Markeaton and Kingsway roundabouts on the A38 at Derby.
"The work to develop these schemes is at the very early planning stage and we are considering options for each location.
"As the work progresses there will be public consultations before any decisions are made."
Paul Harris is the sales and marketing director at Derby Brewing Company. The firm owns the Queen's Head in Little Eaton, which he said was hit very hard by recent work at the Little Eaton island.
He said: "Derby as a whole has a problem with congestion and as a city that is a negative as the problems get worse.
"I think this should have been done quite a few years ago. It took them so long at Little Eaton and the same is happening now at Markeaton.
"Would these plans benefit Little Eaton as a village, I'm not sure, but for Derby as a city then yes, definitely.
"We need to think about the impact on businesses and residents, that would be my concern."
Mid Derbyshire MP Mrs Latham, whose constituency includes the islands at Markeaton and Little Eaton, said she welcomed the news.
She said: "I would support it at Little Eaton because there should have been one built 35 years ago.
"Both should have flyovers. Anything would be better than none. I've just been through Markeaton Island to get to the airport and it took 25 minutes to get through.
"The flyovers would be good the economy and fantastic for business. It would be good for everybody long-term.
"It would make such a difference for new investments. We have to invest, we can't just not invest, we have to do it for the future.
"It would be immeasurably better."
Derby North MP Mr Williamson also believes the work should have already have been completed.
He said: "We have been aware for the need for a flyover or an underpass at these three locations.
"I put it down to a lack of priority by the government."
He said the only way to solve the traffic problems in the city was to build the flyovers because the work at the minute was just "sticking plasters together".
He said: "In the past Derby has been the poor relation and the fact the HS2 college is not being built here is another example of that."
Residents at Ford Farm Mobile Home Park, next to Little Eaton Island, welcome the plans after they suffered months of misery.
Kay Tarling, 50, said: "I would be quite happy to see a flyover because to see the traffic flowing well will be good and it will just get rid of all the problems we face.
"I lost my temper when they were doing the roadworks at Little Eaton and they cornered off where we are. It meant we had to be let through. None of that would happen with a flyover. It would be great."
Fellow resident Brian Rushton said he backed the plans but did not think they would go ahead.
He said: "The roadworks went on for a lot longer than we expected, but now it is taking ages to complete the job at Markeaton. A flyover has been proposed before but I would estimate it to cost about £25m.
"I believe they would have to come through the site because it would come off the land and I can't see them destroying this site. The cost for that would be astronomical to get rid of this site.
"We have got 18 residents here and it would be a big job to rehouse all of those.
"The whole thing would be a huge and the biggest infrastructure project the city has seen."
