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Its looking as though Manchester Road from Broomhill to Shore Lane will be closed for highway maintenance, starting Monday, 25th February. The closure will last for 5 to 7 nights, from 8pm to 5am. Parking will be prohibited during these hours.
For more information, visit:
Sheffield City Council – Streets Ahead.
Lydgate Lane will be closed from 9:30am to 2:30pm for Highway works
Residents and commuters are advised that Lydgate Lane will be experiencing temporary closure from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm to facilitate essential highway works.
These essential maintenance activities are scheduled to continue until the 23rd of August.
During this period, it is advisable to plan your travel accordingly and seek alternative routes to avoid delays. For further details on the ongoing works, you can refer to StreetGuide or the Sheffield City Council website
As part of the Council’s Streets Ahead highway improvement programme, they will soon be resurfacing a section of Sandygate Road, at the junction of Selborne Road.
This work is due to take place 18th September – 3rd October between the hours of 8pm and 5am, Monday – Friday only. The work has been scheduled to take place at night to minimise disruption in the area.
Temporary road signs will be displayed for a minimum of five days before work starts, confirming the dates and any associated parking restrictions or road closures.
The programme is heavily dependent on the weather, for example, it is preferable not to lay road surfaces in cold weather and unsafe to work in very wet conditions.
The road needs to be closed to complete these works and there will be no on-street parking during working hours. Vehicles left on-street may be towed away and you would need to pay a fee to have your vehicle released. If you are away during the period in which the works are scheduled to take place, please avoid parking your car on the road.
Landslips on the Snake Pass continue to cause increased concern for the safety of everyone traveling along this stretch of the A57.
This ongoing issue has recently been exacerbated by heavy rainfalls, which have further compromised the stability of the highway.
Travelers are advised to remain vigilant and take the necessary precautions to ensure their safety when using the A57 over the Snake Pass.
The Snake Pass will be closed for 5 days from tomorrow Monday 22nd May.
To allow for extensive urgent repairs and resurfacing works to be carried out on the narrow width of single carriageway at Gillot Hey and the landslip at Wood Cottage, the A57, from the turning for the Upper Derwent Fairholmes visitor centre, to the summit of the Snake Pass, will be closed in both directions to all traffic including pedestrians and cyclists.
Wednesday morning, 5th April 2023, there is traffic chaos in Crosspool.
As a result of a major water leak outside the Indian restaurant in the Crosspool Precinct.
Traffic can’t now go up Sandygate Road beyond Benty Lane, and coming down has to divert down Selborne Road,
To allow specialist contractors to investigate the causes of the February landslip, The A57 Snake Pass will be closed for four weeks from Monday 26th September.
The road will be closed to all users from Hagg Farm to Doctors Gate, a distance of 5.6 miles. The contractors will need to use the remaining piece of road at the Alport slip for a drilling rig, so there will be no possibility of any vehicles getting past. There are turning places at either end of the closure.
There will be no through route for any vehicle over the Snake Pass while the work is taking place. Advisory signed diversion route will be at either end of the Snake Pass.
Road Works on Stephen Hill Crosspool are expected to cause delays for the next two weeks.
Starting tomorrow, Friday 23rd September, Stephen Hill, between Manchester Road & Marsh Lane will be closed for 2 weeks; Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm.
Parking will be prohibited
Safety first approach to the A57 Snake Pass reopening
A ‘safety first’ approach is at the heart of Derbyshire County Council’s decision to reopen the A57 Snake Pass with on-site monitoring continuing to protect all road users, including cyclists and pedestrians.
The road was temporarily closed last month following a battering from Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin. The storms caused 3 sections of the road surface to drop, in one area by around 2 metres, leaving major cracks to the road surface and the risk of further landslips.
Following ongoing inspections and monitoring, the road has reopened to traffic with three temporary single carriageway restrictions at Gillott Hey, Alport and Wood Cottage. Traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic lights and a 20mph speed limit will be in operation.
To minimise any further damage to the road at the site of the landslips, HGVs over 7.5 tonnes will be asked to follow a signed diversion route using the A6013 / A6187 / B6049 / A623 / A6 / A6015 / A624 and vice versa.
The road will continue to be monitored using a hi-tech portable laser scanner to check for any further significant movement. Analysis shows that the movement of the road has considerably slowed to less than 20mm in the past week, giving engineers the confidence to reopen the road to cars and vehicles less than 7.5 tonnes.
During the temporary road closure, the Derbyshire County Council has used the opportunity to carry out general resurfacing works, pothole repairs and has rebuilt retaining walls damaged by February’s storms. Cracks in the road surface caused by the landslips have also been repaired using bitumen to create a flexible seal.
Historical records suggest that landslips have taken place along the Snake Pass with closures dating back at least 90 years.
Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, Councillor Kewal Singh Athwal said:
“I’d like to thank everyone who usually uses the Snake Pass for their patience during the temporary road closure.
“We recognise many road users rely on this route for their businesses and day-to-day work. Following very careful monitoring of the road during the past 4 weeks believe we have a sensible approach to reopen the road while keeping all road users safe.
“The temporary traffic lights will enable us to protect the part of the road which has moved from any further damage. The drier weather will also help to significantly reduce the risk of any further landslips giving us time to monitor and identify a solution to repair the road, which will require Government funding.
“We have a responsibility to keep people safe on our roads which means that if we detect any further movement or risk of a landslip once the road reopens, we will, unfortunately, have to close the road.
“Please help us help you by allowing a little extra time for your journey, showing courtesy to other road users and keeping to the new temporary speed limit.”
The 12-mile section of the A57, known as Snake Road, is one of the highest roads in the Peak District and is used by more than 30,000 vehicles each week including 1,500 HGVs.
A landslip following storms closes A57 Snake Pass
In the interests of everyone’s safety, following damage caused by torrential rain as Storm Eunice and then Storm Franklin battered Derbyshire; the A57 Snake Pass has had to be closed.
Inspectors found movement in 3 locations along a mile-long section of the road and to protect road users a decision was made to close the road between Glossop and Ladybower Reservoir for at least a month. Visitor facilities at Fairholmes are unaffected and can be accessed via Sheffield.
In the meantime, local access will be maintained for residents. Drivers are asked to follow the diversion route through Hathersage, Hope, Doveholes, Whaley Bridge, New Mills, Hayfield and Glossop, and visa versa.
