One of the main routes between Manchester and Sheffield is to close tomorrow for five days
The Snake Pass will be closed to allow contractors to carry out urgent road repairs at two sites that were badly damaged by landslides last year.
The road will be resurfaced at Gillot Hey and Wood Cottage, sections of the A57 that suffered landslides in February of last year following a period of heavy rainfall during Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin.
A third landslide also occurred along the route.
The road will be closed to all users, including pedestrians and cyclists in both directions from the summit of the Snake Pass to the turning for the Upper Derwent visitor centre at Fairholmes.
Derbyshire County Council cabinet member for highways assets and transport Kewal Singh Athwal said that the A57 is a “challenging location” for the repairs team as the road runs through some of the highest ground in the country. It is also in an exposed rural location on a narrow stretch of road.
He said: “With the weather conditions now improving, we’ve taken the opportunity to carry out repairs to the two sections of road damaged by the last year’s landslips as soon as we could and before the busy bank holiday weekend.”
Explaining why the repairs are necessary, he added: “The sites have already slipped and we want to make sure we have the time and space to successfully carry out the complex resurfacing repairs. The road is also used by heavy farm vehicles throughout the day and night and our own team will be out and about with heavy machinery to carry out the repairs.
