Work on landslip road to start after three years

Work on a landslip-hit road in Derbyshire, which has been closed for more than three years, is set to start this summer.

Leashaw, in Holloway, between Crich and Matlock, has been shut since November 2022, when a 130ft (40m) stretch of the road collapsed after heavy rainfall.

Repairs will involve a new retaining wall and "mini" steel piles deep in the rockface below the road, which will aim to hold the route in place.

Derbyshire County Council said work, carried out by CT Construction, was due to start in late July and would take about 20 weeks in total. The aim is for the project to be completed by November.

Council officers previously said the scheme would cost £1.1m, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Initial repairs to Leashaw had been due to be completed by summer 2025 before being delayed.

The project forms part of a £7m landslip repair plan for the current financial year to tackle a handful of the 221 landslips across Derbyshire.

A landslip in Station Road, Bakewell, is to receive the most funding at £2.4m.

Projects on Chesterfield Road in Beeley and Commonside in Barlow will each get £1.5m, while Mam Nick in Edale will receive £500,000.

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