New barriers and cameras planned to boost safety on Snake Pass
Sheffield City Council is using government funding to plan safety work on the A57
Last updated 10th Dec 2025
Design work is set to start on making the notorious A57 Snake Pass linking Sheffield and Manchester far safer for drivers.
Sheffield City Council is using government Safer Roads Scheme funding from the Department for Transport to plan safety work on the A57. The fund aims to reduce the number and severity of fatal and serious injury collisions on the highest-risk A road sections in England.
The council’s finance and performance policy committee will next Monday (December 15) be asked approve spending £267,700 for feasibility and preliminary design works.
In total, the funding totals £1.76m to improve the stretch of road from the junction with Coldwell Lane, Sheffield to the boundary with Derbyshire County Council.
A report to the committee says: “Between 2018 and 2023 a total of 138 collisions occurred, within the Derbyshire City Council boundary, resulting in three fatalities, 53 serious and 131 slight injuries to road users.
“A further 31 collisions occurred from the SCC council boundary to the junction with Coldwell Lane, over the same analysis period, resulting in two fatalities, 20 serious and 20 slight casualties.”
Derbyshire has received £5,898,000 to improve its stretch of the A57.
The types of measures being considered include:
Motorcycle-friendly barriers and edge lines to reduce injury risk in collisions and improve lane discipline, especially in poor weather or low light.
Enhanced lane markings and improved lighting to increase visibility of curves, helping drivers stay in lane and avoid collisions, particularly on rural or high-speed sections.
Advisory speed signs on bends and resurfacing with high-friction materials to reduce skidding and loss of control.
Installation of two average speed cameras across rural sections within the Sheffield boundary.The project is aimed to be completed by 2027.