Via Gellia gets new average speed cameras

Average speed cameras have been installed along a road in Derbyshire, the county council has confirmed.

The A5012 Via Gellia - which reopened last month after being closed to remove trees affected by ash dieback disease - has had devices put in place from Newhaven to Ryder Point.

Derbyshire County Council said three more cameras are due to be added between Cromford and Ryder Point later this year "once land has been purchased".

The cameras were installed after money from central government's Safer Roads Fund was secured.

As well as the average speed cameras, the council said it had added "a range of different measures" to improve safety on the road, including improving the visibility of road markings, better drainage and "installing additional vehicle restraint systems on the most hazardous bends".

Some parts of the road are also having their speed limits reduced.

Charlotte Hill, cabinet member for potholes, highways and transport said the money for the cameras was provided "based on historic collision rates", adding 27 crashes leading to 42 people injured took place between 2023 and 2025.

"National statistics show that average speed cameras change behaviour and they slow motorists down," she said.

"Roads that have had average speed cameras fitted have shown significant reductions in the number of collisions."

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