DCC have committed £60K to a detailed study of the Matlock to High Peak Junction, as part of the White Peak Loop, while acknowledging this will also form part of the Derwent Valley Cycleway
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The Derwent Valley Cycleway will be a multi-user, off-road path from Derby centre all the way up the Derwent valley to Chatsworth. Just north of Belper, the cycleway route goes along the beautiful (but seriously pot-holed!) Wyver Lane. The Derwent Valley Trust are aiming to re-surface the Wyver Lane section of the cycleway this autumn….
Derwent Valley Cycleway Bridge Ideas
The Derwent Valley Cycleway route inevitably means that we will need to cross the River Derwent in places. We have been looking into finding a cost-effective solution. A serendipitous link led to a meeting with Ronald Yee, a very experienced chartered bridge architect and designer from Kent University and Yee Associates: architects and designers. He…
Belper Active Travel Plan
Derbyshire County Council are working with their contractors to define active travel plans for three towns in the county – Belper, Ilkeston and Glossop. The Trust has provided input to the Belper plans and a draft has now been produced which the Council is now asking for public feedback on. As part of the feedback…
Toucan Crossing over A61 near Breadsall now complete
The Derwent Valley Trust is very pleased that the Highways England project to build a traffic light controlled (toucan) crossing for pedestrians and cyclists across the A61 near Breadsall is now complete (subject to a test period of correct operation). This crossing addresses a long term concern of Breadsall Parish Council that the busy A61…
