Sheffield City Council has announced that £7.6m has been secured for road safety improvements on A57 Snake Pass.
The 23-mile road, which is used by more than 30,000 vehicles each week, has seen five people lose their lives and 62 become seriously injured between 2018 and 2023.
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) announced the funding will be used to reduce casualty numbers through the installation of safety improvements as part of the government’s Safer Roads Fund.
The proposed safety improvements, subject to the results of a public consultation later this year, include:
- Up to 10 average speed camera sites along the route, with speed limit reminder signs
- Improving the junction of the A57 and Manor Park Road in Glossop, to narrow the road and reduce the time it takes for pedestrians to cross the road
- A pedestrian crossing at the Dinting Vale viaduct, to provide a safer walking route for pedestrians to the railway station
- Advanced ‘road restraint’ safety barriers, designed to prevent motorcyclists sliding under existing safety barriers, to reduce potential injuries
- Anti-skid friction surfacing, at bends and existing collisions sites, to help minimise braking distances
The money will be split between Sheffield City Council and Derbyshire County Council (DCC). DCC will manage the delivery of the road safety improvements.
Sheffield City Council chair of the transport, regeneration and climate policy committee, Ben Miskell, said: “We’re really pleased we have secured, through our relationship with government, £7.6m to fix problems on the A57 Snake Pass.
“The road is an incredibly important route both economically and for tourism between Sheffield and Manchester.
“It has always had a reputation as being a dangerous road to use and I welcome this funding as part of the project to make it safer.
“In Sheffield, we’re committed to eliminating all fatalities and serious injuries on our roads, as part of our Vision Zero ambition and this includes the section of the A57 between the junction with Hagg Hill to the Sheffield boundary with Derbyshire.
“The additional £1.7m from the Safer Roads Fund means that we can now introduce engineering measures to make this route safer.”
Achievements and innovations in road safety will be recognised and celebrated at the fourth annual CiTTi Awards on 25 November 2025 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector!
