3 local road closure notices
3 road closures are due to take place locally in the coming weeks and months. Details are as follows…
KIRBY LANE, DARLEY BRIDGE
WHEN: 13 February 2017 to 10 March 2017
WHERE: Close Kirby Lane, Darley Bridge from its junction with the B5057 Eversleigh Rise to its junction with Oker Road.
REASON: To facilitate water main renewal works.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: Oker Road – B5057 Eversleigh Rise and Vice Versa.
Access will be maintained, whenever reasonably possible, on the affected length of road. The road will re-open as soon as the work is finished. This may be earlier than advertised.
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MAIN ROAD WENSLEY
WHEN: 13 February 2017 to 16 February 2017
WHERE: Close Main Road, Wensley from a point 50 metres west of The Square for a distance of 100 metres in a westerly direction.
REASON: To facilitate new gas connection works.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: B5057 (from point of closure) – A6 via Matlock / Matlock Bath / Cromford – A5012 to Grangemill – B5056 – B5057 via Winster (to point of closure) and Vice Versa.
Access will be maintained, whenever reasonably possible, on the affected length of road. The road will re-open as soon as the work is finished. This may be earlier than advertised.
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WHEN: 13 February 2017 to 10 March 2017
WHERE: Close Kirby Lane, Darley Bridge from its junction with the B5057 Eversleigh Rise to its junction with Oker Road.
REASON: To facilitate water main renewal works.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: Oker Road – B5057 Eversleigh Rise and Vice Versa.
Access will be maintained, whenever reasonably possible, on the affected length of road. The road will re-open as soon as the work is finished. This may be earlier than advertised.
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MAIN ROAD WENSLEY
WHEN: 13 February 2017 to 16 February 2017
WHERE: Close Main Road, Wensley from a point 50 metres west of The Square for a distance of 100 metres in a westerly direction.
REASON: To facilitate new gas connection works.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: B5057 (from point of closure) – A6 via Matlock / Matlock Bath / Cromford – A5012 to Grangemill – B5056 – B5057 via Winster (to point of closure) and Vice Versa.
Access will be maintained, whenever reasonably possible, on the affected length of road. The road will re-open as soon as the work is finished. This may be earlier than advertised.
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B5056 BETWEEN ALPORT ALPORT, YOULGRAVE AND PICORY CORNER (JUNTION WITH A6)
WHEN: 6 March 2017 to 12 April 2017
WHERE: For local people who know this area well, it is just off of Hawley’s Bridge (the junction from Harthill Hall to the B5056) to Picory Corner (the junction from the B5056 to the A6). Access to Youlgrave from Hawley’s Bridge should be maintained during the road closure period. If you have travelled to along this road in the past month or so you will already have encountered traffic lights.
REASON: to carry out urgent repairs to the retaining wall.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: Along the B5056 from the point of closure, down the A5012 Via Gellia and along the A6 (and vice versa).
WHEN: 6 March 2017 to 12 April 2017
WHERE: For local people who know this area well, it is just off of Hawley’s Bridge (the junction from Harthill Hall to the B5056) to Picory Corner (the junction from the B5056 to the A6). Access to Youlgrave from Hawley’s Bridge should be maintained during the road closure period. If you have travelled to along this road in the past month or so you will already have encountered traffic lights.
REASON: to carry out urgent repairs to the retaining wall.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE: Along the B5056 from the point of closure, down the A5012 Via Gellia and along the A6 (and vice versa).
This will be a 24hour a day closure and the road will be completely closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians, as there will be deep excavations in order to facilitate the repairs. Emergency vehicular access will be maintained where possible.
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If you have any comments or questions regarding these closures, please contact the Highways Department at Derbyshire County Council on 01629 533190.
These details have been provided by Derbyshire County Council and are subject to change or extension. We will do what we can to update you should there be any amendments to these orders.
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Elton, Derbyshire 
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