Derby City Council is starting a huge programme of road surface treatments at the end of July, using a process called ‘Micro Asphalt’ to treat over 100,000sqm of roads across the city. They will also be revisiting several streets that were treated last year.
This treatment is done in the lead-up to winter in order to seal the road surface against possible water and frost damage, with the added benefit of reducing the likelihood of potholes. With winter coming up, it also improves road safety by restoring skid resistance.
Kier Highways Services will complete the work on behalf of the Council. The team will work every day, including weekends from 8.00am – 6.00pm (except on busy weekday roads, where work will be restricted to off-peak hours).
Derby City Council has already notified residents whose roads are being treated, and Kier will also send letters a day or two before they plan to start work. Unfortunately, we can’t be more specific as the teams need good weather to complete the work. If there are any delays, we will do our best to keep everyone informed.
Councillor Jonathan Smale, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Public Protection and Streetpride commented:
Potholes are one of the most regular complaints we receive about roads in our city. That’s why we’ll be visiting almost 100 streets over the next two months to prevent them forming for years to come. This is a huge scheme that will benefit thousands of residents. I’d like to ask residents to please work with us and follow instructions like moving cars so we get the work completed quickly and safely.
To keep everyone safe, roads that are being treated will be closed temporarily while the work is completed. Residents will still be able to access their homes but may need to be patient while we make it safe for you to do so.
To make sure we can complete the work quickly and effectively, there are some things that we need residents to do to help us. They include:
- Not parking on your road on the days we are working there (it could stop us doing any work or your vehicle may be damaged)
- Please try to avoid sudden braking or steering manoeuvres on the new surface
- All road markings will be replaced soon after. Please take care at junctions until the Give Way and centre line road markings are replaced
- For their safety, please keep pets and children away from the machinery whilst the work is being carried out
- Do not walk on the surface until the end of the work. If you do get any bitumen on your shoes or bicycle, it should come off with white spirit, but do contact us if you have any serious problems
- Please take extra care during this period and drive slowly on the new surface.
Bin collections will continue as normal. If the work falls on your bin day, please leave your bins out as normal and the crews will collect them as quickly as possible.
Any manholes and road gullies that sit low in the road after the micro-asphalt surface treatment will be adjusted to the correct level.
We appreciate everyone’s patience while we carry out this programme of work.
Roads being treated
| Road | Ward | Start point | Finish point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Street | Darley | Leaper Street | Whitecross Street |
| Whitecross Street | Darley | Watson Street | To end |
| The Orchards | Allestree | Abbey Hill Road | To end |
| Briarsgate | Allestree | Abbey Hill Road | To end |
| Abbey Hill Road | Allestree | Oakover Drive | To end |
| Menin Road | Allestree | Kedleston Road | To end |
| Lens Road | Allestree | Ypres Road | To end |
| Ypres Road | Allestree | Kedleston Road | To end |
| Ashbrook Close | Allestree | Quarn Drive | To end |
| Quarn Drive | Allestree | Kedleston Road | Ashbrook Drive |
| Baslow Drive | Allestree | Devenshire Avenue | To end |
| Old Hall Avenue | Littleover | Burton Road | To end |
| Twin Oaks Close | Littleover | Fresco Drive | To end |
| Bramble Mews | Mickleover | Warner Street | To end |
| Warner Street | Mickleover | Station Road | Bramble Mews |
| Prescot Close | Mickleover | Catterick Drive | To end |
| Cromer Close | Mickleover | Catterick Drive | To end |
| Newbridge Crescent | Chellaston | Jubilee Road | To end |
| Huntley Avenue | Spondon | Dale Road | Pheasant Field Drive |
| Pheasant Field Drive | Spondon | Huntley Avenue | Dale Road |
| Meadow Close | Spondon | South Avenue | To end |
| Frazer Close | Spondon | Stewart Close | To end |
| Montrose Close | Sinfin | Grampian Way | To end |
| Inveraray Close | Sinfin | Grampian Way | To end |
| Dee Close | Sinfin | Arran Close | To end |
| Ryan Close | Sinfin | Arran Close | To end |
| Arran Close | Sinfin | Redwood Road | Rimsdale Close |
| Osprey Close | Sinfin | Deep Dale Lane | To end |
| Ettrick Drive | Sinfin | Wragley Way | To Roundabout |
| Bridge Street including Lodge Lane | Darley | Agard Street | Garden Street |
| Prince Charles Way | Mackworth | Knightsbridge/ Sloane Road | Bromton Road |
| South Avenue | Littleover | Burton Road | Valley Road |
| Lawns Head Avenue | Littleover | Burton Road | Crich Avenue |
| Scarborough Rise | Derwent | Langdale Drive | Perth Street |
| Bishops Drive | Oakwood | Timsbury Court | Springwood Drive / Wayfaring Road |
| Buchan Street | Sinfin | Marlborough Road | Addison Road |
| Marlborough Road | Sinfin | Peveril Street | Elton Road |
| Peveril Street | Sinfin | Osmaston Park Road | Osmaston Road |
| Addison Road | Sinfin | Campbell Street | Elton Road |
| Gresham Road | Sinfin | Hawthorn Street | Osmaston Road |
| Hawthorn Street | Sinfin | Elton Road | Nightingdale Road |
| St Chads Road | Arboretum | Empress Way | Whitaker Road |
| Beckett Street | Arboretum | Macklin Street | Wardwick |
| Lower Eley Street | Arboretum | Spa Lane | Check extents |
| Spa Lane | Arboretum | Abbey Street | Burton Road |
| Webster Street | Arboretum | Gerard Street | To end |
| Sitwell Street | Arboretum | Babington Lane | To end |
| Back Sitwell Street | Arboretum | Sitwell Street | Wilmot Street |
| Willmott Street East | Arboretum | Osmaston Road | To end |
| Willmott Street West | Arboretum | Normanton Road | To end |
| The Avenue | Arboretum | Leopold Street | Charnwood Street |
| Hartington Street | Arboretum | Normanton Street | Osmaston Road |
| Leonard Close | Arboretum | Osmaston Road | To end |
| Twyford Street | Arboretum | Grove Street | Harriet Street |
| Grove Street | Arboretum | Normanton Road | To End |
| Dexter Street | Arboretum | Osmaston Road | To end |
| Arboretum Street | Arboretum | Morleston Street | To end |
| Morleston Street | Arboretum | Arboretum Street | Osmaston Road |
| Belvoir Street | Normanton | Porter Road | Clarence Road |
| Haddon Street | Normanton | Porter Road | Clarence Road |
| Balfour Road | Normanton | Balaclava Road | To end |
| Bethulie Road | Normanton | Balaclava Road | Portland Street |
| Chatham Street | Normanton | Randolph Road | Village Street |
| Hastings Street | Normanton | Middleton Street | To end |
| Middleton Street | Normanton | Hasting Street | Walbrook Road |
| Beaumont Walk | Normanton | Caxton Street | To end |
| Sinfin Lane (service road) | Normanton | Kitchener Avenue | Rawlinson Avenue |
| Edale Avenue | Abbey | Palmerston Street | Carlton Road |
Streets having remedial work
- Penrhyn Avenue
- Littleover Lane
- Bideford Drive
- Stenson Avenue
- Grenfell Ave
- Kendon Avenue
- Caxton Street
- Howth Close
- Foyle Avenue
- Browning Street
- Blackmore Street
- Thorness Close
- Shalfleet Drive
- Kevin Close
- Brookfield Avenue
- Barnard Road
- Chapter Close
- Buttermere Drive
- Moorway Lane
- Village Street
- Wakami Crescent/Simcoe Leys