The revised markings have been designed to minimise unexpected lane changes and sudden braking, helping to improve road safety at the roundabout.
They will also help to visually narrow the lanes around the roundabout at certain key points to road users, encouraging better lane discipline and slower speeds to help reduce the number of accidents.
Summary of the key changes
Revised lanes and arrows on the approach roads
The approach roads to the roundabout include new lane markings with arrows to indicate which lane to use for specific destinations.
Destinations have been added to specific lanes to help make sure road users use the correct lane.
Specific lane changes to the approach roads and roundabout are listed here.
From the B6052 Station Road approach road
- to head from the B6052 Station Road approach road to the B6057 Sheffield Road exit, use the right hand lane. This was previously marked as the centre lane
- to head from the B6052 Station Road approach road to the B6050 Dunston Road exit, use the right hand lane. This was not previously marked
From the B6050 Brimington Road North approach road
- to head from the B6050 Brimington Road North approach road to the B6057 Sheffield Road exit, use the left hand lane. This was not previously marked
- to head from the B6050 Brimington Road North approach road to the A61 north and southbound exits, use the left hand lane. This was previously a left lane for southbound traffic and right lane for northbound traffic
- to head from the B6050 Brimington Road North approach road to continue on the B6050 (west) Dunston Road, use the left hand lane. This was not previously marked
- to head from the B6050 Brimington Road North approach road to the B6052 Station Road, use the right hand lane. This was not previously marked
From the B6057 Sheffield Road
- to head from the B6057 Sheffield Road approach road to B6050(W) Dunston Road exit, use the left lane. This is unchanged.
- to head from the B6057 Sheffield Road approach road to A61(N) exit, use the left or centre lane. This is unchanged.
- to head from the B6057 Sheffield Road approach road to B6052 Station Road exit, use the right lane. This was previously the centre lane.
- to head from the B6057 Sheffield Road approach road to B6050(E) Brimington Road North exit, use the right lane. This is unchanged.
- to head from the B6057 Sheffield Road approach road to A61(S) exit, use the right lane. This is unchanged.
From the B6050 Dunston Road approach road
- to head from the B6050 Dunston Road approach road to the B6052 Station Road exit, use the right hand lane. This was not previously marked
- to head from the B6050 Dunston Road approach road to continue on the B6050 (east) Brimington Road North exit, use the right hand lane. This was not previously marked
The A61 southbound and northbound approach roads
These approach roads remain unchanged.
Roundabout red surfacing and hatching to reduce speeds
Between the northbound and southbound entry points to the A61, we will use red surfacing and hatching to reduce the width of the roundabout to 2 lanes.
This change will be done for a short distance on both sides of the roundabout to change driver perceptions of the layout and to help people get into the correct lane more easily to safely continue on their journey.
Feedback
If you have any comments to make about the line markings at the Whittington Moor roundabout, please email highways.hub@derbyshire.gov.uk.
The Whittington Moor roundabout lane markings
The new lane markings on the approach roads to the Whittington Moor roundabout:
