A6 set to reopen as tree removal nears completion

A major route in Derbyshire is set to reopen as work to remove more than 100 trees nears completion.

The A6 was closed after the junction with Cromford towards Matlock Bath on Sunday due to concerns trees could fall into the road.

Derbyshire County Council said they posed an "unacceptable" safety risk and said the road would be closed for a week.

However, in an update on Thursday, the authority said it expected to reopen the route on Friday afternoon.

The county council said the trees, which were on private land, were left overhanging and unsafe after Storm Claudia hit the county on Friday.

It added it had to intervene because of the risk to motorists and pedestrians as two trees had already fallen on to the road.

Natalie Bowler told the BBC she was "incredibly lucky" not to have been seriously hurt after a tree fell on her car while she was driving along the road on Friday night.

In its latest update on the work, the authority said it continued "to work around the clock to get this vital safety work done".

It added it expected the road to reopen after it is "cleared of machinery and remaining logs and cleaned of any oils and sap".

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