A47 Swaffham resurfacing

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• 09 July 2025

  A47 Swaffham resurfacing to begin in July

  We’ll work weeknights from Monday 28 July (8pm to 6am) through till October, weather permitting. 

  Closures and diversions 

  To work safely, we’ll close the A47 between the A1122 Roundabout and Norwich Road Roundabout in separate phases.

  Monday 1 September to Wednesday 10 September

  Eastbound exit slip road from Lynn Road and lane 1 of the A47 closed.

  Drivers travelling to exit the A47 at Lynn Road will need to:

  • continue on the A47 and exit at Swaffham Interchange
  • travel southbound on the A1065
  • exit at Lynn Street to re-join Lynn Road

  A47 exit slip to Lynn Road diversion map 

  Monday 1 September to Wednesday 10 September

  Westbound entry slip road from Lynn Road and lane 1 of the A47 closed.

  Drivers travelling to join the A47 to travel westbound from Lynn Road:

  • will be diverted East on Lynn Road to Lynn Street
  • join the A1065 northbound
  • join the A47 at Swaffham Interchange 

  A47 entry slip road diversion map

  Thursday 11 September to Monday 22 September 

  Westbound from Norwich Road Roundabout to Swaffham Interchange closed.

  Drivers travelling westbound the A47 will need to: 

  • exit the A47 at Norwich Road Roundabout
  • continue on Norwich Road towards the A1065
  • cross the A1065 to Lynn Street and follow to Lynn Road
  • re-join the A47 from Lynn Road 

  Monday 22 September to Tuesday 30 September 

  Eastbound from Swaffham Interchange to Norwich Road Roundabout closed.

  To accommodate other work on the A47, we'll need to use two different diversions for this closure.

  Diversion - Monday 22, Tuesday 23 and Tuesday 30 September

  Drivers travelling eastbound on the A47 will need to:

  • exit the A47 at Lynn Road
  • continue onto Lynn Street
  • cross the A1065 onto Norwich Road
  • re-join the A47 at Norwich Road Roundabout 

  A47 Swaffham Interchange to Norwich Road roundabout diversion map

  Diversion - Wednesday 24 to Monday 29 September

  Drivers travelling eastbound on the A47 towards Dereham will need to:

  • exit the A47 at Swaffham onto the A1075
  • continue towards Thetford
  • join the A11 at Thetford Road/Norwich Road
  • continue on the A11 towards Munford Road roundabout
  • join the 134 to Mundford, then join the A1065
  • then rejoin the A47 at Fakenham Road Interchange

  Drivers travelling westbound on the A47 will need to follow the same diversion in the opposite direction.

  Wednesday 1 October to Friday 31 October 

  Eastbound between A1122 Roundabout and Swaffham Interchange closed.

  Drivers travelling eastbound on the A47 will need to: 

  • exit the A47 at Hardwick Roundabout onto the A10
  • join the A134 at the Roundabout
  • continue on the A134 to Mundford
  • join the A1065 northbound
  • re-join the A47 at Swaffham Interchange 

  A1122 Roundabout to Swaffham Interchange diversion map

  (this is the same diversion as westbound from Swaffham Interchange to A1122 but in the opposite direction)