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We’ve made improvements to Harfrey's roundabout in Great Yarmouth town to reduce congestion and improve safety in the area. Start date 27 March 2023 End date 7 December 2023 Cost Over £4 million Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Latest updates 02 February 2024 We've completed our work at Harfrey's roundabout The £4m alterations to the A47 a…

We’re doing essential landscaping work on the A47 between Dereham and Swaffham, and near King’s Lynn. We're cutting down and removing diseased trees suffering from ash dieback disease along the A47. We will be replanting new trees of other native species that have been carefully chosen to ensure local habitats flourish. Where we don’t replant, we’ll allow nature to regenerate. S…

Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Following the Government’s budget announcement on the 30 October 2024, the A47 Great Yarmouth Vauxhall Roundabout scheme has been cancelled. The scheme was identified as having poor value for money and limited economic benefits for the region.   It’s essential that the schemes we deliver not only offer provide strong returns on …

Unearthed during an upgrade of the A47 in Cambridgeshire, the find features in series 12 of BBC documentary, 'Digging for Britain'. Share this article Presented by Professor Alice Roberts, the BBC documentary Digging for Britain started its twelfth series on January 7 2025. Episode 1 featured a massive hand carved stone coffin, undisturbed since its burial in Roman times over 1,500 yea…

With more than 600 miles of motorways and major A roads in the Eastern region, our roads provide main routes taking people and freight from the ports of the East Coast through the region to the M25, M1 and A1. The strategic road network keeps the region connected to the rest of the country. We’re delivering an unprecedented level of investment in our roads to increase capacity and reduce congest…

Back Published 24 February 2025 Press Release A key route linking the East of England with the rest of the country will benefit from a new scheme which will make the road safer for road users and those living nearby. Work started today (Mon 24 Feb) on improvements to the A47 designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce the number of people killed or se…

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We're delivering targeted speed management changes at six different locations in the East region, on the A47, A5 and A120. This is part of our ongoing commitment to reduce the number of people harmed on the region’s roads. Start date Spring 2025 End date Winter 2025 Cost TBC Overview Documents What we're doing Safety is and always will be our number one priority, and that is why ou…

N © Crown copyright and database rights 2024 OS AC0000827444 A47 Proposed Speed Limit Changes Proposed 50mph Speed Limit Existing National (70mph) Speed Limit to remain Existing 40mph Speed Limit to remain Proposed speed enforcement camera Map Not to Scale

N © Crown copyright and database rights 2024 OS AC0000827444 A47 Proposed Speed Limit Changes Proposed 50mph Speed Limit Existing National (60mph) Speed Limit to remain Existing 40mph Speed Limit to remain Map Not to Scale