Via Gellia closure

Via Gellia (A5012 Cromford to Grangemill) has been identified as having a high risk from ash trees affected with ash dieback disease falling onto the highway. We've developed a tree felling programme to reduce risks from both council-owned and privately-owned trees.

Update Friday 14 February 2025

Please note that due to changes to the programme of tree works:

• Section 3, Rider Point to Grangemill, will remain closed until Tuesday 18 February 2025. 
• Section 4, Grangemill to Newhaven, will now close on Wednesday 19 February until Friday 28 February.

The A5012 Via Gellia will be closed on a phased basis from Cromford to the junction with the A5015 at Newhaven, from week commencing Monday 27 January 2025 to Friday 28 February 2025.

Where the felling operations are taking place, the whole carriageway will be closed to protect the public and our workforce.

Our forestry contractor has been appointed and our road closure plan has been agreed.

Throughout this time, sections of the road will be closed completely to traffic on weekdays between 8am and 4pm.

On site signage will advertise the sections of closures and show access or diversions to local communities as the work progresses along the road. Overnight, one lane will be open, with traffic lights in place.

As well as our contractor, other independent contractors are using the same road closure to complete works to private trees. To do this safely, 2 or more sections may be closed at the same time. By arranging as much of the necessary work now, we hope to prevent many individual closures in the future.

Affected road sections

Maps of all road closure routes are attached to this page.

The 4 affected Via Gellia road sections are:

1. Cromford to Clatterway
2. Clatterway to Rider Point
3. Rider Point to Grangemill
4. Grangemill to Newhaven

Road closures by date

Monday 27 January to Friday 31 January

Section 2, Clatterway to Rider Point, weekdays only, from 8am to 4pm.

Monday 3 February 2025 to Tuesday 18 February 2025 (date change to extend closure to 18 February 2025)

Sections 2 and 3, Clatterway to Grangemill, weekdays only, 8am to 4pm.

Wednesday 19 February 2025 to Friday 21 February 2025

Sections 2 and 4, Clatterway to Rider Point and Grangemill to Newhaven (Section 3 open), from 8am to 4pm.

Monday 24 February 2025 to Wednesday 26 February 2025

Section 1, 3 and 4, Cromford to Clatterway; Rider Point to Newhaven (Section 2 open); from 8am to 4pm.

Access to Bonsall via Middleton during this closure. 

Thursday 27 February 2025 and Friday 28 February 2025

Section 3 and 4, Rider Point to Newhaven, from 8am to 4pm.

Road closures by section

Section 1, Cromford to Clatterway

Monday 24 February 2025 to Wednesday 26 February 2025, from 8am to 4pm (the school bus will still run on this route within this closure).

Section 2, Clatterway to Rider Point

Monday 27 January 2025 to Friday 21 February 2025, weekdays only, from 8am to 4pm.

Section 3, Rider Point to Grangemill phase 1

Monday 3 February 2025 to Tuesday 18 February 2025, weekdays only, from 8am to 4pm (date changed to extend closure to Tuesday 18 February 2025).

Section 3, Rider Point to Grangemill phase 2

Monday 24 February 2025 to Friday 28 February 2025, from 8am to 4pm.

Section 4, Grangemill to Newhaven

Wednesday 19 February 2025 to Friday 28 February 2025, from 8am to 4pm.

You can find out more about the closure on One Network, the free to use roadworks alert service.