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 18 November 2025.
Chapel Lane
- Details - Carriageway resurfacing
- Start date - To be advised
- Estimated finish date - To be advised
- 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
Duffield Road - Five Lamps
The scheme is on programme. The traffic management changeover to the final Phase of day works will be on the 5 December 2025. Night works for the carriageway resurfacing will be undertaken from 8 December 2025.
- Details - Full signal replacement, footway surfacing works, pedestrian guard rail renewal, carriageway surfacing and street furniture replacements
- Affected roads - Duffield Road (A6), Kedleston Road, King Street, Edward Street, North Street Garden Street and Kedleston Street
- Affected footpaths - Duffield Road (A6), Kedleston Road, Garden Street, West Avenue, Kedleston Street, North Street and Belper Road
- Organisation - Derby City Council in partnership with Whitehouse Construction
- Remaining day works (7am to 4:30pm 2 weeks):
- Right turn from Garden Street to Duffield Road Closed
- Diversion: Kedleston Road - Broadway - Duffield Road
- Start date - 05/12/25
- Estimated finish date - 19/12/25
- Carriageway night works (8pm to 5:30am) – 08/12/2025 to 18/12/2025:
- Stage 1 nights (2 days): 5 Lamps Junction, Kedleston Road Outbound, Kedleston inbound and Duffield Road outbound closure
- Diversion route (Outbound): St Alkmunds Way – Ford Street – Friar Gate – Ashbourne Road – Queensway (A38) – Kedleston Road
- Diversion inbound (city centre) – Broadway – Duffield Road
- Stage 2 nights (6 days): Duffield Road inbound closed, no access to Duffield Road from North Street and Edward Street.
- Diversion route inbound (city centre): Broadway – Queensway (A38) – Asbourne Road – Friar Gate – Bridge Street – Agard Street – Ford Street – St Alkmunds Way – Cathedral Road – Chapel Street
- Outbound (access to Duffield Road and Belper Road): Kedleston Road – Broadway – Duffield Road
- Stage 1 nights (2 days): 5 Lamps Junction, Kedleston Road Outbound, Kedleston inbound and Duffield Road outbound closure
Moorway Lane
- Details - Carriageway resurfacing works
- Start date - 03/11/25
- Estimated finish date - 14/11/25
- Traffic management - Road Closure
- Diversion route - Blagreaves Lane - The Hollow - Hillsway - Pastures Hill - Rykneld Road - Findern Interchange - Burton Road - Doles Lane
- Organisation - Derby City Council
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 £700. 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.