Ipswich Road (A140) bus lane near Hall Road

Start: 21 October 2024 

Expected Completion: Mid November 

Norfolk County Council are carrying out changes to the A140 Ipswich Road in Norwich, on the approach to its junction with Hall Road.

Overview

This project is one of several in Norfolk's Bus Service Improvement Plan. Our plan is designed to reduce congestion at existing pinch points on current routes by increasing capacity for buses.  

A short length of bus lane will be added on the approach to the traffic lights near the Hall Road junction on Ipswich Road.

Ths change will:

• Improve bus journey times and reliability for the Harford Park & Ride services
• Benefit other services that use the route including buses to Diss, Harleston and Long Stratton
• We are proposing no changes to walking and cycling facilities in the area.

Background

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded the county council nearly £50m of funding for its Bus Service Improvement Plan. The aim of our plan is to improve bus services and infrastructure facilities across the county. Our plan includes measures such as integrated travel hubs, new and more frequent services and bus priority infrastructure schemes such as this project on Ipswich Road.

This scheme was consulted on in January 2024.

You can read more about our work on the Bus Service Improvement Plan by visiting www.norfolk.gov.uk/busstrategy.