Revealed – the total cost of eight new digital road signs installed in Chesterfield area
and live on Freeview channel 276
The signs can display a range of different messages to help the travelling public.
They give information about car park occupancy rates and provide details about traffic conditions.
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Hide AdThey are also used to promote any events or major roadworks in the Chesterfield area.
A county council spokesperson said: “The signs cost a total of £440,000 to install and commission, with the money coming from a D2N2 grant, as part of a broader scheme to develop and implement a range of traffic technologies around and on the A61 corridor.”
Councillor Kewal Singh Athwal, the authority’s cabinet member for highways assets and transport, recently visited Chesterfield to take a look at the digital boards.
He said: “It was good to go and see the new signs and hear about how they will be able to help with traffic flow in the town.
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Hide Ad“The information they display can be changed at the touch of a button, so we can really help drivers in Chesterfield with up to date traffic and car parking advice.”
The signs are located at:
Lordsmill Street, Chesterfield
Northern Gateway (Donut), Chesterfield
Saltergate, Chesterfield
Chatsworth Road (West Bars), Chesterfield
Brewery Street, Chesterfield
A61 Derby Road northbound, Chesterfield
A619 Lowgates westbound towards Staveley
A617 Temple Normanton/Heath (M1 to Chesterfield westbound)
Last year, the county council told the Derbyshire Times it was easily able to correct an error on the Saltergate sign.