Roadworks

Roadworks overview

We carry out roadworks as part of the essential repair and improvement of our roads. Public utility companies also carry out roadworks to maintain essential gas, water, electricity and phone services. Some of these works will require the use of temporary traffic lights or temporary road closures.

Current and upcoming roadworks

This page was last updated on 2 May 2025.

Becket Well Lane

• Details - Becket Well Lane, temporary suspension of One Way Order from its junction with Colyear Street to its junction with Macklin Street
• Start date - 19/06/23
• Estimated finish date - 20/12/24
• Organisation - Bowmer and Kirkland

Colyear Street

• Details - Temporary road closure, Colyear Street, from its junction with Macklin Street to its junction with Becket Well Lane
• Alternative route - Colyear Street – Becket Well Lane – Macklin Street and the same in the opposite direction
• Start date - 19/06/23
• Estimated finish date - 20/12/24
• Organisation - Bowmer and Kirkland

Cotton Brook Culvert

• Details - Site investigation works are to be carried out to Cotton Brook Culvert. Works will include a CCTV survey
• Affected roads - Almond Street, Porter Street, Dale Road, Lower Dale Road, Pear Tree Road
• Traffic management - Works will be carried out using temporary traffic signals
• Start date - 14/10/24
• Estimated finish date - 18/07/25
• Organisation - Derby City Council

Darley Abbey Toll Bridge

• Details - Emergency temporary road closure on Old Lane Toll Bridge Darley Abbey, due to weak bridge and risk to public safety – closed to motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians
• Alternative route - Motor vehicles: Haslams Lane – Alfreton Road – Sir Frank Whittle Road A61 – The Pentagon Island – The Underpass – St Alkmund’s Way – King Street – Quaker Way – Garden Street – West Avenue – Duffield Road – Mile Ash Lane – Abbey Lane – Old Lane And Old Lane – Abbey Lane – Mile Ash Lane – Duffield Road – King Street – St Alkmund’s Way – Eastgate – The Pentagon Island – Sir Frank Whittle Road – Alfreton Road – Haslams Lane Pedestrians and Cyclists: Old Lane – Darley Street – Darley Abbey Park – Darley Grove – Handyside Bridge – Parker’s Piece – Darley Playing Fields – Folly Road – Haslams Lane And the same in the opposite direction Or Old Lane – Mile Ash Lane – Duffield Road – Belper Road – Milford Street – Arthur Street – Margaret Street – North Parade – Darley Lane – Handyside Street – Duke Street – Mansfield Road – Alfreton Road – Haslams Lane and the same in the opposite direction
• Start date - 17/07/22
• Estimated finish date - 18/06/25
• Organisation - Derby City Council

Kedleston Road

• Location - Kedleston Road Between Allestree Lane and Kedleston Road (Slip Road)
• Details - Construction of a build out in to the carriageway, installation of 2 no. lit traffic signs, installation of a planter with cycle facilities and an on road cycle access including footpath connection on to Allestree Lane
• Start date - 24/03/25
• Estimated finish date - 18/04/25
• Organisation - Derby City Council

Manor Park Way roundabout

• Location - Manor Park Way roundabout
• Details - Resurfacing of roundabout, replacement of road markings and worn-out ironwork. Work will be carried out within a road closure between 7:30pm and 6am. Access to properties and car parks will be maintained. Please speak with the traffic marshals on site
• Start date - 16/06/25
• Estimated finish date - 20/06/25
• Organisation - Derby City Council

St James Street (city centre)

• Details - Temporary revocation of no waiting at any time to be replaced with disabled badge holders only (3 hour no return 1 hour). Facilitate construction works
• Start date - 26/08/22
• Estimated finish date - 28/02/24
• Organisation - Derby City Council Regeneration and Major Projects

You can also find out about current roadworks by visiting the Roadworks finder website.

How do I get permission to carry out roadworks?

Unless you have a legal right (as a 'statutory undertaker') to work in the highway you must get a licence from us to carry out roadworks. The cost of this licence is £500. You will need to allow six weeks for the application to be processed and for the necessary consultation to take place.

Download and complete an Application for a Street Works Licence.

How do I get permission to set up temporary traffic lights?

If you want to use temporary traffic lights to carry out works in the highway, you must apply to us for approval. There is no charge for this. However there is a charge if you need us to turn off a permanent set of traffic lights, or the lights at a pedestrian crossing. The cost of this is £300.

Please download and complete a Temporary traffic light application form.

Permit Scheme for roadworks and street works

We have received approval to implement a Permit Scheme, which will provide additional powers for planning and managing works on the busiest roads in the city. The scheme began to operate in October 2013 to regulate works taking place on the busiest roads within the city.

Earlier this year the government published regulations amending the way existing Permit Schemes operate. We have made amendments to the existing Permit Scheme to comply with the amendment regulations.

The changes to existing schemes need to be made by 1 October 2015, with a minimum of four weeks notices provided of the changes.

We have made a Permit Scheme Order to enable us to make the required changes, and revised the Permit Scheme document.

There is also additional information relating to the fees and charges, which have not been changed.