A new traffic management system is being put in place to improve HGV access over Darley bridge. The scheme is scheduled to be switched on from Wednesday, 29 January.
Derbyshire County Council has designed the scheme to reduce delays at Darley Bridge which is a pinch point for HGVs crossing the River Derwent, to help large vehicles cross the bridge one at a time.
The scheme uses a mixture of cameras and flashing warning signs on the four approach roads to the bridge to alert other road users when an HGV is near the bridge.
Sensors on seven new cameras identify large vehicles like HGVs and trigger flashing signs to warn all drivers to stop and wait on the other approaches to the bridge until the HGV has passed and exited the narrow sections of the B5057 Main Road in Darley Bridge and Oldfield Lane.
The warning signs have been installed close to the Square and Compass pub on Station Road, Oldfield Lane, at the junction to Wenslees and on the B5057 close to the Three Stags pub.
Additional information signs will inform all drivers where to wait on the approach roads while the HGV finishes driving through the area.
A new layby has also been built on Oldfield Lane to make it easier for HGVs to pass each other.
A map showing the layout and location of the area covered by the scheme is here.