Six month road closure order put in place near popular Sheffield beauty spot
Residents will still have access to their homes and diversions will be put in place
Drivers and cyclists are set to face diversions near a popular Sheffield beauty spot - for six months.
One of the roads which usually runs alongside Broomhead reservoir, in the north of the city, near Stocksbridge, is set to be closed for six months while forestry works are carried out.
Sheffield Council has issued a Prohibition of Vehicles and Pedestrians notice for the work.
A notice published by the council states: “The order is needed because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near the said highways.”
The order came into operation on November 1, 2026 and and could be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport. Signs will be put out when it is being closed.
While the order is in operation, no one will be able to take a car, bike or horse along a section of the road, and it will also ban people and horses from a nearby bridleway.
The order says residents will still have access to their homes, and diversions will be put in place.
It will see New Road closed from Mill Lane to White Lee Lane and Rocher Lane.
The bridleway will be closed between Dwarriden Lane and New Road and from New Road to Jack Lane.