Each summer, with help from district and borough councils, we carry out a maintenance programme on all the dual carriageways in the county.
The work includes cutting the grass on the central reservations and at the sides of the roads, emptying the gullies and drains, making any road repairs needed, and any other bits of maintenance work that needs carrying out.
The district and borough councils will be picking up any litter at the side of the road or in the central reservation.
Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, Councillor Charlotte Cupit, said:
“Once a year we give all our dual carriageways a ‘spring’ clean. We used to do this in the spring, but now we don’t start until July so that we are kinder to nature. By letting the grass grow a bit longer and giving some species longer to flower or seed we’re helping give our local environment and wildlife a boost.
“By working together with different teams and our district and borough council partners, we can work faster and reduce our impact on those travelling.
“Most of the dual carriageways will only have lane closures, but we will need to fully close some of them to enable the work to be carried out safely. Where this is the case, we’ll be sure to work as quickly as possible. I’d like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.”
The maintenance programme is:
- Saturday 8 July 2023 - A617 Heath to Temple Normanton, road closed 6am to 6pm
- Sunday 9 July 2023 - A617 Hornsbridge to Temple Normanton, road closed 6am to 6pm
- Thursday 13 July 2023 - Doe Lee dual carriageway, lanes closed 8pm Thursday until 6am Friday 14 July 2023
- Thursday 13 July 2023 - A6135 / A616, Junction 30 Barlborough, lanes closed 8pm Thursday until 6am Friday 14 July 2023
- Sunday 16 July 2023 - A515 Collycroft, road closed 4am until 11am
- Monday 17 July 2023 - A61 Alfreton, lanes closed 9.30am until 3.30pm
- Tuesday 18 July 2023 - Owler Bar roundabout, lanes closed 9.30am until 3.30pm
- Wednesday 19 July 2023 - A632 Slack Hill, road closed northbound 9.30am until 3.30pm
- Thursday 20 July 2023 - A61 Bowshaw, lanes closed 9.30am until 3.30pm
- Friday 21 July 2023 - A617 Pleasley, lanes closed 4am until 11am
- Monday 24 July 2023 - A52 Shirley Hollow, road closed 7pm until 4am Tuesday 25 July 2023
- Tuesday 25 July 2023 - A617 Lordsmill Street, lanes closed 7pm until 4am 26 July 2023
- Wednesday 26 July 2023 - A619 Markham Road, lanes closed 7pm until 4am Thursday 27 July 2023
- Thursday 27 July 2023 - A619 Baslow Road, road closed 7pm until 4am Friday 28 July 2023
- Saturday 29 July 2023 - A38 South Normanton, lanes closed 4am until 11am
- Sunday 30 July 2023 - A38 South Normanton, lanes closed 4am until 11am
- Monday 31 July 2023 - A6 Chapel bypass, lanes closed 7am until 3.30pm
- Tuesday 1 August 2023 - A6 Chapel bypass, lanes closed 7am until 3.30pm
- Wednesday 2 August 2023 - A6 Chapel bypass, lanes closed 7am until 3.30pm
- Thursday 3 August 2023 - A6 Chapel bypass, lanes closed 7am to 3.30pm
- Friday 4 August 2023 - A6 Taddington Duals, lanes closed 7am to 3.30pm
- Saturday 5 August 2023 - A619 Rother Way, road closed 4am until 11am
- Sunday 6 August 2023 - A61 Chesterfield, Tesco to Horns Bridge, road closed 4am until 4pm
- Saturday 12 August 2023 - no works are planned on this date
- Sunday 13 August 2023 - the A61 Chesterfield, from Tesco to the Whittington Moor roundabout will be closed from 4am to 4pm
- Saturday 19 August 2023 - the planned works along the A61 Dronfield bypass have been deferred due to a match at Chesterfield football club
- Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September 2023 - the A61 Chesterfield, from the Whittington Moor roundabout to Bowshaw roundabout, will be closed from 6am to 6pm