A47 development

The A47 is the main strategic route running east to west across Norfolk. The A47 is a very important road. It carries traffic, freight and public transport across East Anglia from the Midlands and the north of England. The road caters for residents, visitors and businesses alike. The A47 connects Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Dereham, Swaffham, King's Lynn, Wisbech and Peterborough.

Funded projects

The A47 is the responsibility of National Highways, which is a government company. National Highways manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads.

National Highways has committed £300m to improve the A47 at six locations. Four of these locations are in Norfolk.

The Norfolk improvements include:

Dualling the A47 North Tuddenham to Easton
Dualling the A47 Blofield to North Burlingham
Improving the A47/A11 Thickthorn junction
Improving A47 Great Yarmouth junctions including the Vauxhall Roundabout and Harfrey's Roundabout

In the Autumn Budget 2024, funding was removed by Central Government for the Vauxhall Roundabout scheme.

For more information on funded improvements in the East visit the National Highways website.

A47 Alliance

Norfolk County Council is a member of the A47 Alliance. The A47 Alliance is a campaigning group for improvements to the road. It brings together:

The business community
Chambers of Commerce
Local authorities
MPs
Other organisations

The key ambition of the Alliance is the full dualling of the A47. The A47 Alliance's campaign played an important role in receiving funding for the above schemes.

The Alliance identifies the following schemes in Norfolk as current priorities:

Dualling the Acle Straight between Acle and Great Yarmouth, including improvements to Vauxhall Roundbaout
Dualling the A47 from Tilney to East Winch, either side of King's Lynn

The A47 Alliance continue to make the case for these schemes. They will campaign for funding commitments for the schemes in the next Roads Investment Strategy.

For more information on campaigning activities for the A47 visit the A47 Alliance website.