New speed cameras go live on road between towns

New speed cameras have been installed along a major road between two towns in Derbyshire.

Two average speed cameras have gone live on the A5004 Long Hill between Buxton and Whaley Bridge.

The bright yellow cameras will enforce the 40mph stretch of the road at Fernilee, said Derbyshire County Council, between the former village hall and the Shady Oak pub.

The pair are part of a network of seven cameras being installed through a £3.1m package of road safety improvements funded by the Government's Safer Roads Fund.

Councillor for highways Charlotte Hill said no speed limits had changed for the cameras.

She said: "The A5004 is a challenging route with sharp bends and steep sections, and these cameras form part of our wider work to keep Derbyshire's roads safe and well maintained.

"Average speed cameras encourage motorists to maintain a safe and legal speed throughout the monitored section, rather than slowing down only when they approach a camera."

Five further cameras will be placed on grey poles along the A5004 and turned on later this year, said the council, pending electrical connections and checks.

These will cover further sections of the route, including the 50mph sections north and south of Fernilee, and at the Buxton and Whaley Bridge ends of the road.

Other works planned include additional safety barriers and reflective road markings on bends, a review of road signs to reduce clutter and a clearing of overhanging branches and vegetation, resurfacing of Old Road, a new pedestrian and cyclist route between Buxton and Cold Springs Farm, and a new signal-controlled pedestrian crossing at the junction of Manchester Road and Devonshire Road in Buxton.

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