Drivers heading from Sheffield to Manchester on the Snake Pass are facing month of extra delays, with new roadworks starting at another section because of ‘landslip’ concerns. Derbyshire County Council has announced it is putting in place another set of traffic lights on the busy section of the A57 , while work is carried out at a site called Gillott Hey. They will be in place for several months.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Get our new Breaking Newsletter so you don’t miss the biggest stories, as they’re happening It will take the number of sections where the road is down to a single carriageway, and controlled by traffic lights, on the route across the Pennines to three, within around half a mile of each other..
The council says the lights will be in place until the autumn, when repairs will be carried out. They stated that the lights were: “Emergency traffic signals to protect vehicles from travelling over an active landslip area.” They added: “Sorry for any delays.
” Advertisement Advertisement Officials have stated they will be in place until September 24. The Snake Pass is frequently included in lists of the most beautiful stretches of road in the UK, running through the Peak District and Derbyshire countryside. The road opened on August 23, 1821, and at the tim.
